tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64137444880530500772024-03-13T15:29:10.900-04:00Servimus unum Deum - Latin Mass Altar Serving and Related Matters in the Toronto ArchdioceseBlog started by a Solemn Latin Mass altar server who does EF/TLMs in the Archdiocese of Toronto under lay- initiative organizations. Also, now apparently, a Catholic Apolgist to some. Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.comBlogger410125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-78318716296475856122023-05-10T17:00:00.002-04:002023-05-10T17:00:45.205-04:00URGENT HELP! Please support my Brother in Christ Andrew Rivera and Son<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa01xI1-ATQROZuxfl1iD87IN5Jie6_th_Bhbem37vYKzfrXLFCLP_1CjXehqOifTybvnfTIsyRC42xuUwxlw4IvmsL6sIDlSza42h7HVNBwJRKoQ6U-FNEW6U1s6I6pjG-Lbf8wXCqyvuy6YLpEGmmRuBPAE8Uo8_s_caHzCz-JQYUPdFIxc1ADC-Q/s1792/9BA48659-4EF8-489D-AB35-FDD7A60C1E31.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa01xI1-ATQROZuxfl1iD87IN5Jie6_th_Bhbem37vYKzfrXLFCLP_1CjXehqOifTybvnfTIsyRC42xuUwxlw4IvmsL6sIDlSza42h7HVNBwJRKoQ6U-FNEW6U1s6I6pjG-Lbf8wXCqyvuy6YLpEGmmRuBPAE8Uo8_s_caHzCz-JQYUPdFIxc1ADC-Q/s320/9BA48659-4EF8-489D-AB35-FDD7A60C1E31.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Hello Everyone,</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I am asking for your help for a friend of mine who is in a critical situation. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Through the Latin Mass circles in Toronto, I’ve been blessed to have journeyed with Mr Andrew Rivera. Knowledgeful in the Catholic Mass of both the Latin Mass and the regular/Novus Ordo, he has contributed to teaching many laity and priests in carrying out the Mass with dignity and reverence in the Roman Rite. Outside the Church, Mr Rivera is a skilled graphic designer, and proud Father to a young boy around the same age as my eldest son. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">However, just after Easter, a medical emergency afflicted Andrew, placing him initially in an intensive care unit (ICU) in hospital. Currently he is still in hospital in urgent care. You may read the details below in the crowdfunding link below. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">In short, Andrew has a long road of recovery ahead, and between living expenses and the care for his only son, he needs help. This help is ever more urgent, as Andrew is a widower, raising his son with some family help. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">A friend of his has set up a crowdfunding page to cover his foreseen living and medical expenses for a year. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Regardless of what creed, or state/stance in the Church you are, I beg of you to help my friend with support for his family and his health. Spread the link with family and friends. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/andrewandson">https://www.givesendgo.com/andrewandson</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-weight: bold;">“Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.”</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> - Teresa of Avila</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Finally besides monetary donations, I ask you to pray for him and his family. Rosaries, chaplets, Mass … all prayers and thoughts, storm Heaven and the Saints, and/or the divine realm to intercede for Andrew. Also pray for ALL medical personnel whom his care is entrusted, not just doctors and nurses but technologists, therapists, workers, chaplains, professionals, service assistants, and clericals. Physical ($/Medical) help is primary, but we cannot ignore the spiritual. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">In sincere hope you will be His hands, Julian Barkin.</span></p>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-25433948075623220832023-01-16T19:39:00.003-05:002023-01-19T13:02:57.675-05:00Our Beloved Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Has Gone to His Final End<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyED7T8RWfitAoEfgr99C1LNpg4Fk7V7KXMwjqJN9IxpSsor66oMNDh10HUhI2IiehJ_nzuiwXqsCg6cDaWCz_sxewX9Xqo7cPN9XoDCy5cNMERebg_qaKU1R162dBEaSZMUVyKqil7pcpDsVfGH8IikwdZdtONI8TjcdI_Q_26hFdcZmqYShyLxs4Vg/s760/706DAD47-BAC2-4FD7-8632-3D65651F8F97.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="760" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyED7T8RWfitAoEfgr99C1LNpg4Fk7V7KXMwjqJN9IxpSsor66oMNDh10HUhI2IiehJ_nzuiwXqsCg6cDaWCz_sxewX9Xqo7cPN9XoDCy5cNMERebg_qaKU1R162dBEaSZMUVyKqil7pcpDsVfGH8IikwdZdtONI8TjcdI_Q_26hFdcZmqYShyLxs4Vg/s320/706DAD47-BAC2-4FD7-8632-3D65651F8F97.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vatican-shares-first-photos-of-benedict-xvi-after-death?amp">https://www.ncregister.com/cna/vatican-shares-first-photos-of-benedict-xvi-after-death</a>/</p><p>Just mere weeks ago, on December 31st, 2022 A.D., 9:34 am Rome time, our beloved Papa, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI departed our world, leaving his corpse behind to join the Eternal Judge and Father, Lord Jesus Christ, hopefully to be with him in Eternity. </p><p>Initially like all the other bloggers, I wanted to just release a brief statement of mourning and info. However, one day later, on the Solemnity of Mother of God, Mary, something interesting was revealed on the Internet, which shows something beautiful, and is a tie in to His Emeritus’ work as Pope, as well my patron saint St Alphonsus Liguori.</p><p>One of my blogs I follow, The Deacon’s Bench, linked to the official Vatican News page, <a href="http://www.vaticannews.va/">www.vaticannews.va</a>, revealed <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2023-01/benedict-xvi-s-last-words-lord-i-love-you.html#:~:text=Archbishop%20Gänswein%20recounts%20Pope%20Emeritus,several%20hours%20before%20he%20died.">Benedict’s last words</a> as per Archbishop Ganswein. From the article, those last words stand out (my emphasis added:) </p><p>“ <span face=""Museo Sans Cyrl", Verdana, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737; font-size: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;">The last words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI were heard in the middle of the night by a nurse. It was around 3 in the morning of 31 December, several hours before he died. Joseph Ratzinger had not yet entered his final moment, … "with just a whisper of a voice, but in a clearly distinguishable manner, said in Italian: '</span><b><u style="background-color: #ffa400;">Lord, I love you!</u></b><span style="background-color: white;">' … the nurse told me about it shortly afterwards. These were his last comprehensible words, because afterwards he was no longer able to express himself."</span></span></p><p>When I reflect on those 4 words, I sense many an emotion conveyed: Humility with simply 4 words and a simple expression of Love for Christ; happiness, expressing the joy and love found in many saints’ devotion and expression/ejaculations to the Lord; acceptance that in his last moments of death Benedict knew that he was about to pass; and the lack of fear at the end of one’s finite and fleshy existence on this plane of Earth. </p><p>Was everything he did absolutely right and exactly what Christ wanted? No. I do understand the feelings of the Radicals Misrepresenting traditionalists and critics. I too, felt he had gone too soon and left us with incomplete work in restoring the Church. I understand that he committed moral failings and incompetence in terms of the scandals plaguing the Church. Practically, he even failed to reconcile the SSPX to the Church in negotiations. </p><p>But we all must remember that EVERY human being is comprised of both sin combined with good. We are always subject to Concupiscence, the temptation of ourselves and external forces (eg World/Flesh/Satan) to seek sin and abandon Christ and/or moral goodness. Benedict was no different. However, when one looks at this man on his death bed uttering his last 4 words, “I love you Jesus,” does this seem like a conflicted man full of anger? Guilt? Selfishness to the umpteenth degree? Regret of a life wasted? And dare I say it … an eternity set for Hell? </p><p>No Catholic can pre-judge one’s eternal destiny with exception of the Church’s authority in declaration of Sainthood (don’t forget MIRACLES are involved, no way people in Hell can do that!) But what can be said, is interesting when one looks at the writings of St Alphonsus Liguori, a portion of Benedict XVI’s writing on love, and Benedict’s last words.</p><p><i>Liguori and Deus Caritas Est </i></p><p>I have written as part of <a href="http://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/the-liguorian-reflection-series-on.html" target="_blank">an ongoing series</a> a cursory review of Liguori’s first volume of his Ascetic Works, “Preparation for Death” and even tried to write in the style of writing of Liguori in such reviews. In this part, <a href="http://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2015/09/liguorian-series-posting-1a-preparation.html?m=1" target="_blank">1A</a>, I discussed what Liguori says are common reactions of “unrepentant” sinners on their death bed: </p><p>“ … <i>persons attached to the world wish at death to speak only of their sickness, of the physicians to be called to attend them, and of the remedies which may restore their health. When any one speaks of their soul, they soon grow weary, and beg to be allowed repose." (44) AND </i></p><p><i>“Poor sinners! They seek for happiness in their sins, but they find nothing but bitterness and self remorse .... The torture of the remorse of conscience is so great even in this life, that to free themselves from it, some have committed suicide.” (pp. 214-216)</i></p><p>Hmmmm. It makes prefect sense to the average person. If I know my life is ending, and I have even a remote inkling of conscience and/or right and wrong, and I have no more time to live carefree and/or make amends, would I utter a simple ejaculation of love for a deity I have either intentionally refused to obey? Or rather fear His almighty judgement knowing He determines if my soul exists Him in Paradise or not? At the very least I fear my time is up and I have no more time to live, enjoy pleasure, be with my family, etc. and I would fear the unknown. </p><p>Part <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2016/02/liguorian-series-1b-saints-and-holy.html" target="_blank">1B</a> of my reflection series covered those who lived a holy/virtuous life. Alphonsus says of those people:</p><p>“… <i>God knows well how to console his children in their last moments; and even in the midst of the pains of death he <b>infuses</b> into their souls certain sweetnesses, as foretastes of Paradise, which he will soon bestow upon them</i>." (102)</p><p>Clearly there is a stark contrast between the obstinate or fearful sinner, and one who knows they have made peace with the Lord and/or led a life of goodness. Liguori has done well in his Ascetic work to show this. </p><p>As for Benedict XVI, of the few papal writings he made for the Church and the world as official Church teaching, he promulgated an Encyclical called <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html" target="_blank">Deus Caritas Est</a> or “God is Love” in Latin. It was likely not coincidence, that in the first year of his pontificate, it was released on Christmas Day in 2005, on the Feast of Christmas. What a day to release a major papal writing! For it was through Christ’s birth, God committed the ultimate act of love for all, in giving us His only son, Jesus, later to sacrifice himself freely for our eternal salvation.</p><p>On an encyclical about love, of course there must be something that can connect to his final words that summate his passing. While the Encyclical is more of a weighty reading, I did find one relevant passage to connect to his passing: </p><p>“ …. God's will is no longer for me an alien will, something imposed on me from without by the commandments, but it is now my own will, based on the realization that God is in fact more deeply present to me than I am to myself.[10] Then self- abandonment to God increases and God becomes our joy (cf. Ps 73 [72]:23-28).“ (Deus Caritas Est, 17)</p><p>And there we see …. Four last words once again appear: “GOD BECOMES OUR JOY.” For Benedict, that is what his life became and was devoted to. A man, despite his sin and flaws, who truly loves the Lord and did his best to serve the world via His Church, made Christ his joy and his final words upon his death bed. If it were not such a life, he would have uttered something different upon his deathbed. In what he uttered it’s clear that he didn’t just make masterful penstrokes simply for the sake of theological brains of the highest echelons in the Church and theology schools.</p><p>He lived what he had written. </p><p>……………</p><p>Papa Benedict, for those of us whom desired beautiful liturgy in worshipping the Lord at Mass; the intellectuals; those who are disregarded by society and the bulk of the people and/or “popular” persons; and for those honest people just trying to Love God and neighbour; you were our Pope. You will be sorely missed in our minds and hearths. </p><p>Sancte Michele, ora pro nobis. Papa Benedict may you be canonized someday if it be the will of Christ and his Church, so we can ask you to pray for us too. </p><p>Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin. </p><p><br /></p>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-78559488258828352172022-06-04T11:54:00.000-04:002022-06-04T11:54:35.418-04:00June 2022: Small updates personal and EF related <p>Hello to all, </p><p>I hope everyone has been keeping safe and well in these challenging times, both medically and spiritually. It has been many a month since I have posted anything on this blog of mine for a number of reasons.</p><p>One key reason is my crazy but wholesome vocation to marriage with two kids under 5 and full-time work in health care. That alone means very little sleep and time for anything else. Also, the pandemic has played a role somewhat, and of course, the two-pronged documents of <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html" target="_blank">Traditionis Custodes </a>and <a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20211204_responsa-ad-dubia-tradizionis-custodes_en.html" target="_blank">its follow up “dubia” or instruction</a> at the end of last year, has made the Latin Mass at the least more “contained” and at the worst, offerings and expansion opportunities lost. In our own Archdicoese thankfully prudence has been applied and the usual offerings already in place pre-TC have been kept, but after TC, no extra offerings or opportunities have been allowed (w/exceptions approved prior,) due to the restriction of NOT hosting additional Latin Masses in “parochial” (aka diocesan or parish) churches, outside of the offerings permitted by the bishop(s). So news is sparse. </p><p>Regardless of the situation of the world and the Church at large, I want to continue this labour of love and also to attempt semi-regular blogging again. Perhaps once, maybe twice a month, I’ll try to make a post. While yes the Latin Mass is always the focal point of this blog, the postings might expand into other topics that surround the Church and our world, or other spiritual facets and points of interest in our Faith. Not to mention I’ve had other posts “under construction” or desired posts I’ve wanted to make such as my “serving” page with free guides, and the Liguorian reflection series on his Ascetic works. </p><p>Thankfully in spite of TC and the Dubia (herein, TC + D,) the Latin Mass still persists in various ways in Toronto. So, let the postings begin as of this month of June, starting with some points of interest:</p><p>1) A Nuptial Mass many months overdue … Back in last summer at the end of August 2021, I was able to serve in a Latin Nuptial High Mass, celebrated by Fr Michael Simoes, pastor of St Mary’s Star of the Sea in Mississauga, ON. This priest may be familiar as he was the subdeacon for the <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2016/12/report-october-30-2016-2pm-solemn-latin.html?m=1" target="_blank">Christ the King Mass at St Mike’s Cathedral back on Oct 2016! </a>This Mass was planned prior to TC so, with the permission of ++Collins or one of his co-bishops it was allowed to still occur. I have a draft that has been long sitting undone, and I am working on completing the full report. However, to do so I’ll need to contact a couple of people involved in the Mass, including the lovely couple! It will be enjoyable to check in nearly one year later and see how their vocation has flourished even more! </p><p>2) The normal <i>archdiocesan</i> parishes offering the Sunday Latin Masses have been allowed to continue offering the Latin Masses in Toronto in order to serve the needs of the faithful attached to the EF. That would be:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Oratorians of St Phillip Neri at Holy Family and St. Vincent de Paul parishes. Sunday 930am Missa Lecta/Low Mass (at <a href="https://oratory-toronto.org/st-vincent-de-paul-parish/" target="_blank">St. Vincent de Paul</a>) and 11am Missa Solemnis/Solemn Mass (or Missa Cantata/High Mass if short on clergy, at <a href="https://oratory-toronto.org/holy-family-parish/" target="_blank">Holy Family</a>)</li><li>The offerings courtesy of the Extraordinary Form chaplain Fr Russell Asch. That would be 11 Latin Low Mass/Missa Lecta at <a href="https://stpatrickssc.archtoronto.org/" target="_blank">St Patrick’s Schomberg</a>, and the home base parish of EF chaplaincy, 1pm Sundays at <a href="https://stlawrencemartyr.archtoronto.org/" target="_blank">St. Lawrence the Martyr, Scarborough</a>. </li></ul><p></p><p>Please continue to attend and support these offerings. To still do these Masses is a blessing and we should show our gratitude in time, energy, finances (e.g. to pay for hydro/electric/mortgage costs; the personal or Church-wide needs of the pastors caring out the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass …) and spiritually in the full and “active” participation at Mass, but also to His Eminence Cardinal Collins who has chosen NOT to abuse the laws of the Church as some shepherds have done in their dioceses. +Collins has prudently chosen to keep the olive branch alive for that segment of the faithful whose needs are found in the EF, keeping them afloat on the Barque of Peter in these turbulent “waters.”</p><p>3) St Patrick’s Gregorian Choir (herein SPGC) is alive and well! … I am happy to report that my good friends of SPGC have a new home in the interim. Between COVID and pastoral decisions due to a change in leadership, the SPGC was released from St Patrick’s in downtown Toronto, as of Winter 2021. After a long hiatus (but with the choir meeting virtually in weekly ZOOM meetings,) finally a temporary home has been found at the Cathedral of Transfiguration in Markham, ON. SPGC now is the liturgical choir for the 5PM Extraordinary Form Latin Mass (*) there, providing the Gregorian Chant for the liturgy on the first Sunday of every month. </p><p>In addition, the choir may do extraordinary Feasts/ Solemnities of the EF calendar as well. They plan on doing that in June as traditionally, they do a Latin Mass on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This year the feast falls on Fri June 24. I personally plan on, at least, attending, but desire to return to serving in this offering, albeit I will have to contact the clergy regarding that part of the liturgy. </p><p>4) We Still had a Triduum in the EF!!! Yes, believe it or not, Toronto did have a Triduum. While I am disappointed there was no public promotion (… maybe this was intentional, due to fear of TC + D, being asked by harassers and enemies of the Church and/or the EF Mass, to be applied and stop it?) it still happened. I first found this out, thanks to one of my friends in the SPGC choir who attended the offerings, seeing the photos on her Facebook page. Furthermore, another attendee contacted me privately and informed me it was also held according to the liturgy and it’s associated rubrics of “PRE-55,” before changes to the Holy Triduum liturgy (Post-55’ or 1962.) For more information please see this well constructed website: <a href="https://www.pre1955holyweek.com/">https://www.pre1955holyweek.com/</a></p><p>Now, personally, I am nonchalant which one is held be it 55’ or 62’, though hardcore/radical traditionalists say the 55’ is superior in terms of “tradition,” scriptural readings (aka “lessons”) and adherence to “T”radiation and doctrine. I am NOT going there, except to say I’d personally rather focus on promoting any and all aspects of 62’ as it’s better to build on the “basics” and/or what is most readily available in terms of liturgical items and/or resources (books.) To me, this is a better way to re-introduce the Latin Mass to the life of the Church, especially post TC and it’s Dubia. I’m looking at the “long haul” vs liturgical purity or perfectness here! </p><p>The Triduum did take place Holy Thursday to Saturday, at the EF homesite church of St Lawrence the Martyr in Scarborough, ON, under the direction of Latin Mass chaplain Fr Russell Asch. While the liturgy had to be carried out at odd times for certain days due to the Novus Ordo regular Triduum schedule, the liturgies were carried out traditionally as per pre-55 rubrics with: 9pm Holy Thursday liturgy, Good Friday liturgy at 6pm, and the major liturgical service for Holy Saturday at 10am in the late morning. Of note, Holy Saturday Service prior to the 1955 reforms DID take place in the later morning, so this was not just a balancing act that day around Novus Ordo liturgies. </p><p>Here is just a sampling of the pictures my colleague took to record this historical fact that the Triduum did happen in Toronto (obtained with permissions from my choir friend:)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QrkzTnGM-0SN21vyObbkHa3hrvd9NhTyb5P9sS2jVQw1_ihN-s1YuwWRSfJwHJmNC-fDuEGj_2_hiNifLrapFNtNISCsN-PNVw_3QZwiDCbrpsGQ0X15tz35WIPfELb0AMnCZIb3yLxMjEInHkIv6yfCUtzCpYFofLPyhFKYLvDkjzP2RXntSWfLkA/s2048/F153388A-30D9-4099-8EAB-E02B73952581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QrkzTnGM-0SN21vyObbkHa3hrvd9NhTyb5P9sS2jVQw1_ihN-s1YuwWRSfJwHJmNC-fDuEGj_2_hiNifLrapFNtNISCsN-PNVw_3QZwiDCbrpsGQ0X15tz35WIPfELb0AMnCZIb3yLxMjEInHkIv6yfCUtzCpYFofLPyhFKYLvDkjzP2RXntSWfLkA/w240-h320/F153388A-30D9-4099-8EAB-E02B73952581.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Picture 1: Transfer of the Blessed Eucharist to the altar of Repose on Holy Thursday, with assistance of a canopy used in processions. The canopy is prescribed in the rubrics. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZXxwOQKBVLyRqvNm6Fs297HwPq_wJcPRwVWgeFgK57-PnwKj8DZ8Kgf2NoWvNw2UDPNVZT-P28NBg3HFurSM18g-S5jR5-FXkskQhLf0J39K1U7rckE60J6oUEinN2abr0HjrNMMC-XcuFXsfm-OAcUXae48vDTXW_yglf_QAukRlLTpdG3GgVeMog/s2048/F90059B7-582D-4AB1-AF1E-E3E69A6C1E03.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZXxwOQKBVLyRqvNm6Fs297HwPq_wJcPRwVWgeFgK57-PnwKj8DZ8Kgf2NoWvNw2UDPNVZT-P28NBg3HFurSM18g-S5jR5-FXkskQhLf0J39K1U7rckE60J6oUEinN2abr0HjrNMMC-XcuFXsfm-OAcUXae48vDTXW_yglf_QAukRlLTpdG3GgVeMog/s320/F90059B7-582D-4AB1-AF1E-E3E69A6C1E03.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Picture 2: Good Friday liturgy, with the thurifer taking back the thurible/censer</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPvEM_aE69fI_VMjvQumRBHr1Zvq5rXvGtFsLu3lgUMrrylG3Oyy5VBJXLfo5F_k6iTZu8PB0gVTxeH_M6CY1rywrAfDly--skpgNWPi0HpWAbGPCvM-ah7TXch3qfJsHaQ3ZI3Pj0tPv-opHmUtAZFeaJKHhNV7RBDtd-KrUeJ80kVmA-bYrfQO8Tg/s2048/3175EA51-B3D0-4787-95B3-DF0CC036D50A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPvEM_aE69fI_VMjvQumRBHr1Zvq5rXvGtFsLu3lgUMrrylG3Oyy5VBJXLfo5F_k6iTZu8PB0gVTxeH_M6CY1rywrAfDly--skpgNWPi0HpWAbGPCvM-ah7TXch3qfJsHaQ3ZI3Pj0tPv-opHmUtAZFeaJKHhNV7RBDtd-KrUeJ80kVmA-bYrfQO8Tg/s320/3175EA51-B3D0-4787-95B3-DF0CC036D50A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picture 3: Holy Saturday Morning Liturgy, with the blessing of the Paschal fire outside St Lawrence Martyr</div><p></p><p>Considering Our Eminence, ++Collins, could have easily said NO and used the laws of the Church in TC + D to stop this, it is a beautiful and blessed sign that this was permitted in our Archdiocese. Even in these challenging times, Catholic Traditonalism and the Latin Mass continue to flourish. Deo Gratias! </p><p>5) Finally, I have reposted an oldie but a goodie, on the Saceed Heart Itself, and it’s Feast, including a devotion I completed over 2009-2010, the 9 First Fridays. When I first started this blog, I made this post in its first year. While I am glad to link to the original post <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-devotion-to-sacred-heart-first.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>, it deserves a repost for anyone new to here. It is one of the posts prior to this one as well. </p><p>Hoping to start my labour of love once again, and elucidate all of you in a positive, pro-Church and pro-papacy manner while being pro-Traditionalism/EF. </p><p>Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin.</p><p>* See Wikipedia <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Transfiguration_(Markham,_Ontario)" target="_blank">here</a> also. The Cathedral was consecrated as a valid and licit worship site by the Catholic Church in the 80’s under JPII, therefore Masses can occur there. However due to church/secular politics the cathedral became placed in the hands of private ownership. Today, it is NOT physically under the corporation sole of the Archdiocese of Toronto, and thus is not an actual parish or chapel of the Archdicoese. Therefore it falls within the desires of TC + D that the EF be done outside of “parochial”/diocesan parishes whenever possible. </p>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-40629365277654969832022-06-02T17:39:00.002-04:002022-06-02T17:39:09.326-04:00IMPORTANT!!! Sunday Obligation to go to Mass has returned in Toronto<p> Full text posted from <a href="https://www.archtoronto.org/en/outreach/news/archdiocesan/sunday-mass-obligation/">https://www.archtoronto.org/en/outreach/news/archdiocesan/sunday-mass-obligation/</a></p><p>(Bold MAJOR emphasis, and Italics minor emphasis is I, JB’s)</p><p>“<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 1.8em; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Sunday Mass Obligation</span></p><div class="row" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: "Crimson Text", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col content-page-date" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: 0px; flex-grow: 1; font-size: 1em; font-weight: 800; line-height: 21px; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 390.96875px;">Posted : Jun-01-2022</div></div><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Crimson Text", serif; font-size: 16px;" /><div class="row" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: "Crimson Text", serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col responsive-img-helper" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex-basis: 0px; flex-grow: 1; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 390.96875px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">On March 13, 2020, Cardinal Collins issued a communication to the faithful of this archdiocese indicating that it was necessary to cancel public celebrations of the Eucharist on the coming Sunday, stating: “For this weekend and any other which may be required, I grant the faithful dispensation from their Sunday obligation.”</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Given that most of the health and safety restrictions in our parishes are no longer in place and the faithful are able to attend the celebration of the Eucharist once again, the basis for the <b><i><u>dispensation from the Sunday obligation has dissipated and is no longer in effect.</u></i></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><i>The Church does not obligate people to do the impossible. If individuals, based on their conscience, cannot attend Mass for a grave reason, including a great vulnerability to COVID-19 or because they are self-isolating to limit the spread of illness, then they are excused from their Sunday obligation, as the law of the Church allows.</i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, many have been deprived of the opportunity to attend Mass and to receive the most Holy Eucharist and all of us have missed the opportunity to experience community, including members of our parishes. As we come to the celebration of Pentecost this weekend, we invite and encourage the faithful to return to the practice of attending Mass in-person.”</p></div></div>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-76278919175871815772022-06-02T17:10:00.000-04:002022-06-02T17:10:40.392-04:00REPOST: The Nine First Fridays of Reparation to Christ’s Sacred Heart<div>(Originally posted May 28, 2013)</div><div><br /></div>Hello Everyone.<br /><br />This post is a bit special to me, as I am going to write about a devotion topic that I have participated in and has since held a place in my prayer life: The Sacred Heart of Jesus. More specifically, this post will be devoted to the practice of the First Fridays. This post is even more relevant, as Friday June 7, 2013 is the feast day devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in both the Extraordinary and Ordinary Form liturgical calendars.<br /><br />I will begin with some introduction and some history behind the devotion, and then will go through what is necessary to do the devotion and the indulgences/promises attached to the devotion.<br /><br /><b>Introduction: The Sacred Heart of Jesus and History behind the Devotion</b><br /><b><br /></b>What is the Sacred Heart of Jesus? It is commonly depicted as Jesus' literal heart, however it has the addition of two key components: The crown of thorns that is around the top perimeter of his heart, as well as a cross, the one he was crucified on, atop his heart. (This is not to be confused with the Immaculate Heart of Mary which usually has flowers around it and seven swords in it, representing the Seven Sorrows of Mary.) Flames often surround the cross of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and some depictions also include a diagonal laceration, from being impaled by the spear of the Roman soldier ``Longinus?``, where out came blood and water from the wound. Here's an example:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TAg-HHg7HQc/UXXS0Ma4pRI/AAAAAAAAAzU/Psj7JE4z1X8/s1600/Classic+Holy+Card+of+the+Sacred+Heart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TAg-HHg7HQc/UXXS0Ma4pRI/AAAAAAAAAzU/Psj7JE4z1X8/s320/Classic+Holy+Card+of+the+Sacred+Heart.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Source unknown. </b></div><br />While yes it is depicted as his literal heart of his incarnate body, it has more meaning than being his circulatory organ.<br /><br /><i>Theological History</i><br />Christ himself in the Gospel of John 7:37-39 says this: "And on the last and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 'If any man thirst, let him come to Me, and let him drink that believeth in Me. As the Scripture saith: <b>Out of his heart there shall flow rivers of living waters</b>.' Now this He said of the Spirit which they should receive who believed in Him."(3). This was made all the more prominent and came true literally when the Roman soldier ("Longinus"???) pierced the side of Christ with his spear, and out poured out blood and water from the wound. Whether it pierced Jesus' actual organ of the heart, it is uncertain.<br /><br />As is commonly used in literature and poetry, the heart is the organ associated with the deepest of emotions, especially that of love. In the <a href="http://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_15051956_haurietis-aquas.html">pre-Vatican II encyclical, <i>Haurietas Aquas, </i>by Pius XII</a>, which is devoted to the Sacred Heart, he describes to us more deeply what the Sacred Heart of Jesus is about and why veneration and devotion is to be rightly given:<br /><br />" .... Holy Writ declares that between divine charity, which must burn in the souls of Christians, and the Holy Spirit, Who is certainly Love Itself, there exists the closest bond, which clearly shows all of us, venerable brethren, the intimate nature of that worship which must be paid to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. If we consider its special nature it is beyond question that this devotion is an act of religion of high order; it demands of us a complete and unreserved determination to devote and consecrate ourselves to <b>the love of the divine Redeemer, Whose wounded Heart is its living token and symbol</b>. It is equally clear, but at a higher level, that <b>this same devotion provides us with a most powerful means of repaying the divine Lord by our own</b>. (6, H.A.) ...."<br /><br />".... The other reason which refers in a particular manner to the Heart of the divine Redeemer, and likewise demands in a special way that the highest form of worship be paid to it, arises from the fact that <b>His Heart, more than all the other members of His body, is the natural sign and symbol of His boundless love for the human race. "There is in the Sacred Heart," as Our predecessor of immortal memory, Leo XIII, pointed out, "the symbol and express image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love in return ....</b>"(16)"<br />(22, H.A.)<br /><br />And so, the Sacred Heart of Jesus ...<br /><br />" .... <b>55</b>. <b>is a symbol of that divine love which He shares with the Father and the Holy Spirit but which He, the Word made flesh, alone manifests through a weak and perishable body, since "in Him dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily."(52) 56. It is, besides, the symbol of that burning love which, infused into His soul, enriches the human will of Christ and enlightens and governs its acts by the most perfect knowledge derived both from the beatific vision and that which is directly infused.(53) 57. And finally - and this in a more natural and direct way - it is the symbol also of sensible love, since the body of Jesus Christ, formed by the Holy Spirit, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, possesses full powers of feelings and perception, in fact, more so than any other human body </b><b>(54) </b><b>.... " </b>(55-57, H.A.)<br /><br /><i>Devotional History</i><br />The actual devotion of the Sacred heart that is practiced, originates with Saint Mary Margaret Alacoque in the late 1600's. From 1673-1675, the saint received a series of visions of our Lord, revealing to her his Sacred Heart. Jesus asked her in these visions to spread devotion of his Heart throughout the whole church, as reparation for sins and offenses against our Lord. (8, <u>First Fridays and First Saturdays</u>)<br /><br />At the center of the revelations are twelve promises, made to her by Jesus. For those who consecrate themselves and make reparation to His Sacred Heart:<br /><br /><b>1. </b>He will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.<br /><b>2. </b>He will establish peace in their homes.<br /><b>3. </b>He will comfort them in all their afflictions.<br /><b>4. </b>He will be their secure refuge during life, and above all, in death.<br /><b>5. </b>He will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.<br /><b>6. </b>Sinners will find in His Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.<br /><b>7. </b>Lukewarm souls shall become fervent.<br /><b>8. </b>Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.<br /><b>9. </b>He will bless every place in which an image of His Heart is exposed and honoured. (I have provided one above, though there are paper, gold-painted cross cards that seem to be popular for this purpose.)<br /><b>10.</b> He will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.<br /><b>11.</b> Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in His Heart.<br /><b>12. In the excessive mercy of His heart, that His all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in His disgrace, nor without receiving the sacraments. His divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.</b><br /><br />Of course, these promises are also bestowed onto the faithful who engage in this practice, not just St. Mary.<br /><br /><b>The Devotion of the Sacred Heart</b><br /><b><br /></b>1. The actual devotion of the sacred heart consists of going to Mass on the First Friday of the month for <b><u>nine consecutive months, and receiving the Eucharist in the state of sanctifying grace</u></b>. <u>You MUST do this consecutively for nine months, without any break in the practice</u>. I have found no document, be it in Church Law, Catechism, Papal/Vatican writings, nor writings from trusted Catholic sources that allow for such an interruption other wise, even for valid and legitimate reasons. Not even a priests' dispensation can allow for a valid break.Communion MUST be received on this particular day of the Month. The practice cannot be delegated to another day.<br /><br />2. They must be done in honour of His Sacred Heart, and thus one must practice devotion to the Heart and have a great love for Christ.<br /><br />3. Note: This devotion will not dispense you from obligations or from exercising vigilance necessary for leading a good life and overcoming temptation. You will however be bestowed graced to carry out obligations and persevere to the end.<br /><br />In addition, associated with the devotion is Eucharistic Adoration before or after the Mass. Unfortunately, when it is done after, those parishes that do this tend to schedule confession then, not before the Mass, <b>which deprives people from the ability to receive the Eucharist in the state of grace and perform the devotion. You absolutely cannot receive the Eucharist in the state of Mortal Sin, so you deprive the faithful of the ability to do this practice. Any clergy reading my blog, PLEASE do confession before the Mass, be it with or without Adoration!</b><br /><b><br /></b>Regardless, the beauty of having Eucharistic Adoration attached to this devotion, is that one can receive additional indulgences, which when obtained, remit the temporal effects of sins. A half hour of Eucharistic Adoration minimum, qualifies for the indulgent act. Better yet if one removes themselves from sin completely, the indulgence is plenary, or full.<br /><br />Indulgences are obtained when one receives confession and communion within 8 days of the indulgent act, prays for the intentions of the Holy Father (which can be at minimum one of the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be), and removes oneself from attachment to all sin. An analogy I use is that sin is like a sticky snail. When we go to confession, we take the snail from his shell and boot him off your skin. However, that shell is taking up space on you. Think of that shell is the time in purgatory one will need to spend to become purified in such a state to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Indulgences remove the temporal effects of sin, that is, that shell is now removed from your body, and thus the complete effects of sin are removed from you, though how many and how much time is reduced is unknown.<br /><br />Finally, while this is not a mandatory part of the devotion, there are also associated with the Sacred Heart of Jesus the Acts of Consecration and Reparation to the Sacred Heart. They are as follows:.<br /><br /><b><u>Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart</u></b><br />O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being may henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring and glorifying Thee. This is my irrevocable will, to belong entirely to Thee, and to do all for Thy love, renouncing with my whole heart all that can displease Thee.<br /><br />I take Thee, O Sacred Heart, for the sole object of my love, the protection of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my frailty and inconstancy, the reparation for all the defects of my life, and my secure refuge at the hour of my death. Be Thou, O Most Merciful Heart, my justification before God Thy Father, and screen me from His anger which I have so justly merited. I fear all from my own weakness and malice, but placing my entire confidence in Thee, O Heart of Love, I hope all from Thine infinite Goodness. Annihilate in me all that can displease or resist Thee. Imprint Thy pure love so deeply in my heart that I may never forget Thee or be separated from Thee.<br /> I beseech Thee, through Thine infinite Goodness, grant that my name be engraved upon Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and all my glory, to live and to die as one of Thy devoted servants.<br /><br />Amen.<br /><div><br /></div><b><u>Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart</u></b><br /><b><u><br /></u></b>O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for me is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Your alter (in Your presence) eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries, to which Your loving Heart is everywhere subject.<br /><br /> Mindful alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask Your pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins of those, who, straying for from the path of salvation, refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow You, their Shepherd and Leader, or, renouncing the vows of their baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of Your Law. We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against You; we are determined to make amends for the manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the innocent, for the frequent violations of Sundays and holidays, and the shocking blasphemies uttered against You and Your Saints. We wish also to make amends for the insults to which Your Vicar on earth and Your priest are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very Sacrament of Your Divine Love; and lastly for the public crimes of nations who resist the rights and teaching authority of the Church which You have founded. Would, O divine Jesus, we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood. We now offer, in reparation for these violations of Your divine honor, the satisfaction You once made to Your eternal Father on the cross and which You continue to renews daily on our altars; we offer it in union with the acts of atonement of Your Virgin Mother and all the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make recompense, as far as we can with the help of Your grace, for all neglect of Your great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the past. Henceforth we will live a life of unwavering faith, of purity of conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the gospel and especially that of charity. We promise to the best of our power to prevent other from offending You and to bring as many as possible to follow You.<br /><br /> O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make of this act of expiation; and by the crowing gift of perseverance keep us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to You, so that we may one day come to that happy home, where You with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, God, world without end. Amen.<br /><br /><b>Summary:</b><br />Therefore, to do this devotion to the Sacred Heart, you must do the following:<br /><b>1.</b> Be in the state of Sanctifying grace to receive the Eucharist worthily on First Friday. So go to confession, especially if you have one or more Mortal Sins on your soul. Without true repentance and ceasing of the situation, you will obviously not be able to receive the Eucharist in certain situations (e.g. co-habitation, 2nd marriage if 1st was not annulled, masturbation with/without pornography ...)<br /><br /><b>2. You must attend Mass on First Friday and receive the Eucharist in the state of sanctifying grace, for 9 consecutive months, with no break in between occasions. </b><br /><b><br /></b>3. For the promises to be fulfilled, <b>you must be promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart</b>, whether it be by taking about the devotion, generally why you love the Sacred Heart of the lord, prayer to the Sacred Heart, etc.<br /><br /><i>In addition to these conditions</i>,<br />3. You may also attend , and should, the Eucharistic Adoration that comes before and after the Mass. Under the usual conditions of Confession, Communion, and prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father (at minimum 1x Our Father, 1x Hail Mary, and 1x Glory be, or a specific prayer for His intentions), PLUS a minimum of 1/2 hour of adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament, you will gain an indulgence aside from the usual benefits and graces.<br /><br />4. While it is not absolutely necessary according to numerous sources, some recommend the addition of the Act of Reparation and Consecration to the Sacred Heart to be said during those First Friday sessions. I say, do it.<br /><br />Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin.<br /><br /><u>Works Cited</u><br />Pius XII. <i>Encyclical of Pope Pius XII Haurietas Aquas On the Devotion to the Sacred Heart</i>. May 15, 1956. [<a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_15051956_haurietis-aquas_en.html">http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_15051956_haurietis-aquas_en.html</a>]. Retrieved 2013 May 28.<br /><br /><p>Catholic Truth Society. <u>First Fridays and First Saturdays The Devotions Explained</u>. Catholic Truth Society: London, UK. 2008. </p>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-89895511344492592942021-08-04T13:11:00.003-04:002021-08-04T13:14:31.625-04:00Traditionis Custodes Part 2: Analysis and commentary of Paragraphs 5-8 <p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Hello everyone, </span></p><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">This post is the second part of my analysis/commentary of the actual articles in the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes. The second half is articles 5 to 8.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>“<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> Art. 5. Priests who already celebrate according to the </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Missale Romanum </i><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">of 1962 should request from the diocesan Bishop the authorization to continue to enjoy this faculty.” </span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well at least some hope is contained in the paragraph. I’m of mixed blessings though. The negative is that a cruel and heartless bishop can just suspend any existing EF saying priest’s faculties immediately. Also this is a grandfathering clause so that, in the geriatric minds of Francis and his cohort all the old priests who are saying the Latin Mass will die. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But … there are positives to this. First, with political forethought, it’s an obvious compromise for the faithful attached to the EF and the priests saying it. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Second, it holds those priests accountable to the bishop and they know whom they are, also allowing the bishop to make sure that if they are granting faculties they know what they are doing. Finally, should priests be priming their lay faithful towards schism with the Holy Father and the regular Church, or blasting off his mouth on the RMT blogs, he can revoke that faculty at will, combined with the other articles of TC, allowing only those priests faithful to the Church to promote the EF. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Thirdly, unforeseen, I don’t think that Francis and his cohort of middle of Vatican II heyday ordained bishops thought the following: that a number of the younger priests will outlast not only his lifespan and papacy but also those who succeed him. If the younger crop hold the force and outlast, by the time they are of the old folks near the end of their vocations coming from the</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> John Paul II and Benedict XVI generations of ordained priests, they will lead seminaries and become bishops to the Church. These generations of ordinands will assume power in multiple places in the Church, which could make things more friendly for those in the EF … if Satan or those above them do not corrupt them first. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, as is being observed immediately on the Internet blogs, both radically misrepresenting Traditionalists and borderline, bishops are already granting faculties to allow the EF to continue in those diocese to priests already holding offerings. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">“</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Art. 6. Institutes of consecrated life and Societies of apostolic life, erected by the Pontifical Commission </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Ecclesia Dei</i><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">, fall under the competence of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies for Apostolic Life.”</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This paragraph is relevant to the EF communities such as FSSP, ICKSP, Canons New Jerusalem, Institute Bon Pasteur (aka Good Shepherd,) etc. Basically their existence and governance falls under a different dicastery of the Vatican so they are not entirely under the same governance of the bishop as diocesan priests are and have some layer of protection against wayward bishops, unlike diocesan priests who have little to no protection against their bishops if they want a place to sleep and eat. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That being said it does NOT protect them entirely. If said bishop decides to kick them out of a diocese, for whatever reason, that society must go and it will take a lot to fight and bring them back in. But in the short run, as long as these societies are not morphing into the SSPX, the bishop will likely let them stay and will not touch them. Do not worry Virginia, there will likely still be the FSSP in your diocese (that is … if you have them.) </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even more encouraging, so as not to lose devoted faithful to the SSPX who have a schismatic attitude/mindset despite their eccleastical/legal status, if these canonically legitimate orders/societies exist in a diocese with SSPX, most bishops will keep them to discourage self-schism amongst the faithful. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">“</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> Art. 7. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, for matters of their particular competence, exercise the authority of the Holy See with respect to the observance of these provisions.”</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This mostly pairs with article 6. It also restates what is known within the Church that Latin Mass related matters became under the CDWDS after the Pope in 20xx declared that the Ecclesia Dei commission was not to stand alone anymore, signifying an end to serious negotiation to bring the SSPX back into the Church. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">“</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> Art. 8. Previous norms, instructions, permissions, and customs that do not conform to the provisions of the present </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Motu Proprio</i><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> are abrogated …. </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Everything that I have declared in this Apostolic Letter in the form of </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Motu Proprio</i><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">, I order to be observed in all its parts, anything else to the contrary notwithstanding, even if worthy of particular mention, and I establish that it be promulgated by way of publication in “L’Osservatore Romano”, entering immediately in force and, subsequently, that it be published in the official Commentary of the Holy See, </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Acta Apostolicae Sedis.“</i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></i></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In short, Summorum Pontificum is now abrogated and TC is in force. Also because Francis knows that the Radicals Misrepresenting Traditionalism will use and abuse Church laws</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> to disobey Pope Francis, he “crossed the T’s and dotted the I’s” not only in his authoritative language but by promulgating it in the official publications and legal/eccleastical records and/or books. Thus there is no question it is in force and active. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, it is clear that this document was meant to give bishops more control over the Latin Mass in what is an increasingly out of control situation that threatens the Church and the souls of the faithful. While it is not every soul that attends the Latin Mass, unfortunately there are enough voices, societies etc. That have adopted the RMT element, and attitudes of anti-Church, Anti-Francis, and anti-Novus Ordo mentality, one that is clearly expressed in the Social and Internet media being purported by these voices. Also, especially in the USA as evidenced in former President Trump’s endorsement of disgraced and ever increasingly schismatic Archbishop Vigano leading up to the 2020 election, the Latin Mass and the RMT elements became further entwined with far-right politics, elevating the situation outside the realm of the Catholic Church to one of theo-political importance. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, does it give too much power to them? I agree and it’s clear that Francis doesn’t care about wayward bishops abusing their power, because the bigger spiritual threat is Radicals </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">misrepresenting Traditonalism in his mind. There could have been better solutions to the problem or a tweaking of TC could have been the best tool to combat the situation. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, Pope Francis is swatting harmless houseflies of the laity in a way, by targeting mainly the clergy who can celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in that form. Most of the social media that attacks the Novus Ordo, the Holy Father and the Church is being controlled by laity. He should have also added clauses to bring punishment to those organizations and/or individuals guilty of promoting radical Traditonalism and corrupting the younger faithful in their physical presence attending the Mass. I would roughly guess that 2/3 of the Radically Traditonalist social media is laity controlled. Pope Francis took the analogy of a shotgun to the problem scattering bullets all over the target and even missing it altogether. He needed a “sniper rifle” approach to tackle this problem instead of a broad granting of power and restriction. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If personally, we’re I Pope, in a separate Motu Proprio or as part of TC, I would have established a punitive trial process whereby cases of abusive bishops/chaplains/pastors could be submitted by laity alone or jointly with good priests to curb clericalism and spiritual abuse of TC. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Regardless, quod scripsi, scripsi. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that I have gone through the actual document, my third and final post is going to be my worst …. As in the bluntest, and most curt I've ever written, regarding my personal experience and thoughts on TC and why it was badly needed, especially in the Archdiocese of Toronto. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately what has happened to both my good friends and I, has exactly been the caricature of the RMT that Francis sees, and thus why such control is needed and exactly what Francis sees. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Pax, Julian. </span></div></div></div>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-58244397652589904972021-07-21T17:24:00.003-04:002021-07-21T17:39:31.272-04:00Traditionis Custodes Part 1: Analysis and commentary of Paragraphs 1-4 Including sub-paragraphs<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Hello everyone,</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">As promised I will comment on the new restrictive Motu Proprio, Traditionis Custodes, issued by Pope Francis regarding the Latin Mass in the Church, immediately acting. </span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">My first post, part 1. will be a literal dissection, covering simply the act itself of the first half of the document, paragraphs 1 to 4 of the 8 articles and their sub-articles.</span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">There is a lot of ground to cover here, 8 articles in all, but I’ll look at each one and offer general Church commentary at the end.</span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"> </div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">“<span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> Art. 1. The liturgical books promulgated by Saint Paul VI and Saint John Paul II, in conformity with the decrees of Vatican Council II, are the unique expression of the </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;">lex orandi</i><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> of the Roman Rite.</span> “</span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pope Francis is reiterating that the current liturgy of the Roman Rite 3rd edition post Vatican II IS the regular form of the Mass for the Roman Rite, the dominant rite in the Church and in the World. This was always so even with Summorum Pontificum. Sadly he has to state this again because some people think that the Novus Ordo/Ordinary Form is a “bastard rite.” Notice he didn’t say that the EF was abrogated and/or are banned. </span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">“<span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> Art. 2. It belongs to the diocesan bishop, as moderator, promoter, and guardian of the whole liturgical life of the particular Church entrusted to him, </span><a class="cleaner" href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;">[5]</a><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> to regulate the liturgical celebrations of his diocese. </span><a class="cleaner" href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;">[6]</a><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> Therefore, it is his exclusive competence to authorize the use of the 1962 Roman Missal in his diocese, according to the guidelines of the Apostolic See.” </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">Now here is where the start of the new laws took place. This is NOT out of thin air. The footnotes are key here. However, one who understands hierarchy in the Church, would NOT be surprised. The Pope, as per Pastor Aeternus </span></span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">aka Vatican I, <a href="https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/vatican-is-dogmatic-constitution-pastor-aeternus-on-the-church-of-christ-243" target="_blank">in chapter 3 paragraph 2 states</a>:</span></span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span><span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">“</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> 2. Wherefore we teach and declare that, by divine ordinance, the Roman Church possesses a pre-eminence of ordinary power over every other Church, and that this jurisdictional power of the Roman Pontiff is both episcopal and immediate. Both clergy and faithful, of whatever rite and dignity, both singly and collectively, are bound to submit to this power by the duty of hierarchical subordination and true obedience, and this not only in matters concerning faith and morals, but also in those which regard the discipline and government of the Church throughout the world.</span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">“ Discipline clearly extends to the Liturgy of the Mass. He alone is the prime governor of all major matters in the Church. </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">Also Pope<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_20111947_mediator-dei.html" target="_blank"> Pius XII in Mediator Dei says</a> …. “</span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span><span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">44. Since, therefore, it is the priest chiefly who performs the sacred liturgy in the name of the Church, its organization, regulation and details cannot but be subject to Church authority..</span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">. </span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">57. The Church has further used her right of control over liturgical observance to <b>protect the purity of divine worship against abuse from dangerous and imprudent innovations introduced by private individuals and particular churches...</b> </span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">58. It follows from this that <b>the Sovereign Pontiff alone enjoys the right to recognize and establish any practice touching the worship of God</b>, to introduce and approve new rites, as also <b>to modify those he judges to require modification.</b>[50] Bishops, for their part, have the right and duty carefully to watch over the exact observance of the prescriptions of the sacred canons respecting divine worship.[51] Private individuals, therefore, even though they be clerics, may not be left to decide for themselves in these holy and venerable matters, involving as they do the religious life of Christian society along with the exercise of the priesthood of Jesus Christ and worship of God; …. </span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b>no private person has any authority to regulate external practices of this kind,</b> which are intimately bound up with Church discipline and with the order, unity and concord of the Mystical Body and frequently even with the integrity of Catholic faith itself.“</span></span></span></div><div><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; text-size-adjust: auto;">Dare I say it, these prior documents of importance in the Church of the Vatican I council AND prior to Vatican II makes it abundantly clear: the Pope is the final say on matters liturgical and even to protect the liturgy from abuse from ANY and ALL individuals who dare abuse it as a weapon or an instrument of corruption which sadly both priests and laity have done. Whether it’s via the Internet or actual liturgy on the ground, layperson or clergy, it’s clear that what Pope Francis has done IS within his power and acting as Head of the Church on earth as per these pre-Vatican II documents. </span></div><div><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">As for the Bishops, they are the ordinary judges, and actors, and even “officers” of a diocese that are responsible not only in upholding the Teachings of the Church but also govern Liturgical matters. As our government cannot uphold civil and criminal laws without judges and ordinary police officers to enforce it, that is an analogue to what the bishops are. They are the Pope’s “middle </span><span>managers” as it is who are to carry out said instructions in ecclesiastical law, including liturgy. </span></span></div><div><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; text-size-adjust: auto;">But …. This is the start of now granting direct control to the bishops …. which is a “mixed bag” of sorts. On the one hand, lazy bishops MUST now control the distribution of the EF in the diocese. As this is such a divisive issue in the Church it now MUST be addressed. They cannot sit back and let it just happen. In a positive way they can now root/weed out the vile and rebellious clergy and lay leaders who have poisoned the Latin Mass and led to T.C. being promulgated. HOWEVER … not all dioceses are blessed with a laissez-faire bishop. Sadly and truly, especially in the USA, numerous dioceses have now had notices to their priests/parishes and while I am awaiting names, after this past Sunday (cause with COVID parishes are booking mass slots) those EF masses are stopped …. Gone …. hence liberal or EF hating bishops are able to abuse their power to kill the Latin Mass, and are doing so. </span></span></div><div><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">And unfortunately Francis’ mindset is geared on only the few bad apples spoiling the bunch while the regular good souls are to suffer and clericalist bishops are allowed to be cruel to those good souls attach to the EF. This is the expression “using a sledgehammer to swat a fly” when a fly swatter would have been reasonable</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: auto;">. </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;">“</span></span><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-size-adjust: auto;"> Art. 3. The bishop of the diocese in which until now there exist one or more groups that celebrate according to the Missal antecedent to the reform of 1970:</span></span></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">§ 1. is to determine that these groups do not deny the validity and the legitimacy of the liturgical reform, dictated by Vatican Council II and the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs;”</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now this is where I say good show Francis! Too many clergy and lay leaders exist, despite being more of a minority, who are poisoning from other laity and clergy, especially youth under 40, with radical Traditonalist garbage! Even Pope Benedict Emeritus XVI made it clear to respect both the EF and OF in Article 1 of SP. If these groups or at the very least the leaders (both clergy and laymen down to little Timmy the torchbearer, though little Timmy is just parroting what his parents, friends, older adults and priests are teaching him,) are becoming weapons of schism, that Latin Mass is truly a weapon against the Church, the Holy Father, and the eternal salvation of the souls within. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Even sadder, this has morphed into a hideous monster with former President Donald Trump applauding now disgraced (in terms of credibility) Archbishop Vigano in the USA, prior to the 2020 election, adding right wing political extremism to the radical Traditonalism of Latin Massers who idolized Vigano. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">In short thank God the Church via Francis has given bishops greater ability to protect younger lay faithful from these evil leaders. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">However …. That being said, what if a bishop’s outlook is liberal to the extreme? Will he not allow even the modest “The Latin mass draws me closer with tradition, symbolism …” etc should he be conducting a witch-hunt in his eccleastical “kangaroo court,” looking for any reason to cancel a Latin Mass or a priest? Abuse of power and clericalism, the very things Francis abhors, now can be used against honest lay faithful and priests attached or doing the EF.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">“<span style="font-size: 25px;"> § 2. is to designate one or more locations where the faithful adherents of these groups may gather for the eucharistic celebration (not however in the parochial churches and without the erection of new personal parishes);”</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Now this is where I find His Holiness’ restriction to be somewhat cruel to the faithful and good priests who do/attend the Latin Mass. Mr Liberal bishop will see this and say, YES! Now i can kick those scumbags out of my diocesan parishes and give them nothing! No altar, no liturgical items or vestments, no mass. Sadly there will be bishops who will take this to the extreme and force the faithful out of ANY place with an altar. And in more rural dioceses, there may be no legitimate Catholic chapels OR monasteries/Nun’s convents to have the EF. So where does Fr Latin Mass do the Mass? Someone’s kitchen table? A Garage? A log in a forest (Ironically speaking this HAS been done before in Canada with the Novus Ordo by Jesuits associated with the centre in Guelph, ON. <a href="https://youtu.be/ZQPkYwIOCRM" target="_blank">See here</a>.) Actually it could be said reverently outdoors, <a href="https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2016/05/worthily-celebrating-holy-sacrifice-of.html?m=1#.YPdkueT3aaM" target="_blank">see here at The New Liturgical Movement website</a> </span><span>[personal edit: in an ironic silver lining looks like he will be increasing business and the demand for personal/portable carry altars <a href=" http://stjosephsapprentice.com/" target="_blank">like these ones</a>!]</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Not only does this denigrate the faithful attending the mass, but this is only possible IF the group/priest has their/his own liturgicals and/or vestments. Further this will drive these faithful underground and separate them from the regular Church which is the OPPOSITE of what T.C. and it’s accompanying letter implies. And where else will they go?The SSPX! This will further make the faithful hate the Church, Francis, and the ordinary Form Mass/liturgy and oh yeah, likely damn them to self-schism and eternal hellfire, taking their families too if they have kids and raise them in that environment. Not to mention these Good traditionalists (and bad ones too) will not be giving their hard-earned coin back into the coffers of the Catholic Church and the poor. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Is there any good here in this subsection? Yes. Reasonable bishops who take the time to evaluate this situation, and/or do not have a plethora of groups can control the dispersion of the Latin Mass, and/or, if said infrastructure (with or without EF specific chaplain) is in place, they can simply let what is established remain, and improve or create the infrastructure to what was once loosely based single offerings/groups here and there …. While adhering to subsection 1. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 25px;">“</span><span style="font-size: 25px;"> § 3. to establish at the designated locations the days on which eucharistic celebrations are permitted using the Roman Missal promulgated by Saint John XXIII in 1962. </span><a class="cleaner" href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" style="color: black; font-size: 25px;">[7]</a><span style="font-size: 25px;"> In these celebrations the readings are proclaimed in the vernacular language, using translations of the Sacred Scripture approved for liturgical use by the respective Episcopal Conferences;”</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>OK …. This is a little much to peer at for this layman. Now, likely by “Eucharistic celebrations” this refers to the Mass (re: EF liturgy.) My guess of the basic interpretation, is that the bishop controls </span><span>which feast days in the Latin Mass Calendar the said designated </span><span style="font-size: medium;">locations/sites/ </span><span>offerings </span><span>can have the Latin Mass. Unfortunately it seems that the bishop interpreting the clause will determine how often the Latin Mass gets said in a </span><span>particular diocese. This could be anything from only 1st class feast days at </span><span>the least, to daily and Sunday obligation </span><span>Masses including Christmas and the Triduum if the Bishop is lenient or sympathetic to an already established community</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now, the sentence about the readings in the vernacular? This was not thought out well. You ABSOLUTELY cannot perform ANY liturgy of any rite in the Church without reading the prescribed parts. Now if an option is permitted in any liturgy by the Church (e.g. the utterly lazy options in Scripture in the Novus Ordo to shorten them, choice of Eucharistic Prayers, choice of response to “the mystery of Faith” …) that’s fine, but in the Latin Mass there is NO option. The readings MUST be read in Latin. Not only would it be a distraction to have English readings of Scripture ONLY vs the Latin of the rest of the Mass, how would one apply the tones of chanting to reading English Scripture in the Missa Cantata and Higher? Obviously what must be done NOT to invalidate the Liturgy is to say the reading in Latin first as prescribed and then say the English translation after the Gospel (and Incensing post-Gospel in higher levels). </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Sadly this could lead to liturgical policemen for dioceses reporting to their liberal bishops and allow them to wield TC as a weapon to shut it down, lacking any common sense. Stupidity at its finest and somehow I doubt Pope Francis would be that stupid to make something like thi</span><span>s. I smell another member of the Curia in this with no understanding of the Latin Mass. </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span>“</span><span> § 4. to appoint a priest who, as delegate of the bishop, is entrusted with these celebrations and with the pastoral care of these groups of the faithful. This priest should be suited for this responsibility, skilled in the use of the</span><span> </span><i>Missale Romanum antecedent</i><span> to the reform of 1970, possess a knowledge of the Latin language sufficient for a thorough comprehension of the rubrics and liturgical texts, and be animated by a lively pastoral charity and by a sense of ecclesial communion. This priest should have at heart not only the correct celebration of the liturgy, but also the pastoral and spiritual care of the faithful;”</span></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ok right here there is a error, but its an understandable gaffe. There WAS an intermittent revision to the Missale Romanum from 1965-1969. It was close to what the Anglican Ordinate have for their liturgy with Latin and some shortening of prayers (eg Prayers at the foot of the altar reduced,) so this is factually incorrect. However, Francis and the Curia members involved in TC either forgot this or dismiss the MR 1.0 Novus Ordo liturgy as a forgotten footnote because for the majority of their lifespan they dealt with the MR 2.0 revision from 1970-2011. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now this chunk in terms of the law should be divided into two parts, the first part being about competency of the priest. YES, exactly a priest should be competent in carrying out the Tridentine Liturgy/Latin Mass. Between many additional/different actions the priest does vs Novus Ordo Mass, how to properly say the Latin, understanding the old rite calendar and differences (eg liturgical colours, levels of feasts, periods of calendar …) they can’t just wing this form of the Mass or gasp! Ad lib it as has been sadly done on many occasions in the Novus Ordo by Fr Prideful and Pompous. I have no question here. Of course HOW to become competent in the Latin Mass …. That’s up to the priest himself. My recommendation would be to take formal courses held by the FSSP/ICKSP etc. As there would be written records, receipts/payments, maybe a nice certificate etc. to have evidence of competency and training. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">However said training will likely be out of the priests’ pockets or donations as after this anti-Traditonalist document, there is NO damn way most bishops will support the training of a priest in the EF financially or spiritually, unless that bishops hand is forced by Rome to make even one paltry offering for a presence of faithful who want it in their diocese (though likely the case would be more to NOT lose the faithful to the SSPX.) </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now the second part, is highly prevalent. It’s not just correct liturgy, but it’s about the right ATTITUDE and INTENTION as well as proper care of the faithful. I am in full support of this. Should one read the <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/letters/2021/documents/20210716-lettera-vescovi-liturgia.html" target="_blank">accompanying letter to TC</a> it’s clear that priests and others in their communities were leading the faithful to attack the Church, Pope Francis, the Novus Ordo/Vernacular liturgy etc. If the priest is schismatic in mind and heart and corrupting mentally and spiritually the “sheep” he must “shepherd” he is doing Satan’s work and turning people against the Communal Body of Christ! Also from a Mass perspective a priest to offer the Mass validly must use proper matter, conduct proper form (according to the liturgical books,) AND have proper INTENTION for the Mass. If HE is in a schismatic, anti-Francis/Pope or Anti-Vatican II mindset, he has made the Mass invalid and Null. And sadly THIS sickness and poisoning of the laity and clergy, manifested in vile outward behaviour amongst Trads themselves, one’s Catholic neighbours and non-Catholics (eg extreme insistence on EENS/No salvation outside the Church) is exactly why this paragraph is needed. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">On a small practical note, it seems that an EF chaplain setup is being promoted via this paragraph and it does usually work well. It also parallels other special minority provisions in the Church (eg Charismatic groups, Anglican Ordinate, …) that KEEP people attached while nourishing them spiritually in a specific way or accustomed to their culture/past spiritual background/unique way to speak to their souls.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size: 17px;"><span face="Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-size: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;">§ 5. to proceed suitably to verify that the parishes canonically erected for the benefit of these faithful are effective for their spiritual growth, and to determine whether or not to retain them;</span></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">This I say is simple prudence. An analogy would be a company or business. The goal of the company or business is to make profit via conducting business which includes the sale of goods. If a company is costing more to run and/or using more money than it is making on its service/products it must either stop its wastage, cut its costs, or fire employees to continue to remain aloft. It’s budget it entirely dependent on the product it sells or the business it conducts, and the old economic principle of supply and demand. </span></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />While an imperfect analogy it’s basic concepts ALSO apply to worship in the church. It’s main goal is to SERVE people. Now, while there is much that can be argued about the poor implementation of the Novus Ordo Mass, especially after the 1970/MR 2nd revision combined with post-conciliar liturgy documents, regardless bishop MUST be prudent (not just as a personal virtue) in how they are to serve the faithful best and WITNESS to those outside the Church, with the liturgy/worship as a primary means. So at its base level, a bishop has to determine whether it should use its limited resources (eg its parishes and priests) to hold Latin Mass, based on the demand in their diocese. <br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">More so, one of the very reasons Francis did this was because of the Anti-Church, Anti-Novus Ordo, Anti-Papal attacks and attitudes of a number of these wayward movements. Is everyone like this in the TLM? NO! However a sizeable number of clergy and even lay people (with or without accompanying tabloid blogs and websites eg RorHATE Caeli) clearly presented enough of a concern to Francis that this clause got inserted. It’s good that this coincides with Sub-clause 4 as those “renegade” environments and priests who have made the Latin Mass a weapon and corrupted the lay faithful (especially the youth!) deserve to be shut down. <br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">However my caveat, is again, Liberal or EF hating bishops abusing their power to wipe it out completely with little to no recourse or appeal to counter the bishops’ clericalism and abuse of power. </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 25px;">§ 6. to take care not to authorize the establishment of new groups.</span></p><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>The bad: It’s plain as day. Pope Francis does NOT want the Latin Mass to grow exponentially. <br /></span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">The good: This does NOT 100% ban new groups or communities from forming, or the bishops to bring in the FSSP/ICKSP/Institute Bon Pasteur (or of the Good Shepherd)/Canons of New Jerusalem into an existing diocese if they have a parish for them to inhabit. </span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Stay tuned for part two of my analysis of the paragraphs of Traditionis Custodes, and then, my personal opinions and advice about the need for TC related to the Archdiocese of Toronto and my experience dealing with the Latin Mass in this diocese. </span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin</span>. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-19146829599588983862021-07-16T07:35:00.000-04:002021-07-16T07:35:03.198-04:00It Happened. New Motu Proprio by Francis on Regulating the Latin Mass <p> So …… it happened. For once the rumour mill was right:</p><p><a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2021/07/16/0469/01014.html#ingM">https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2021/07/16/0469/01014.html#ingM</a></p><p><a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2021/07/16/0469/01015.html?fbclid=IwAR0N2w6wdS-ScndPAloqXLnFdSe3oTkDyjzVZeHruzvJpzTKESDmnBFKVfQ#ingL">https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2021/07/16/0469/01015.html?fbclid=IwAR0N2w6wdS-ScndPAloqXLnFdSe3oTkDyjzVZeHruzvJpzTKESDmnBFKVfQ#ingL</a></p><p>I’ll read it as I get break time at work and after ….. but a cursory read through …. Does not look good for Traditonalists as a whole. </p><p>More to come ….. Sancte Michele, Ora Pro Nobis.</p>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-57865420982499780302021-07-14T12:00:00.025-04:002021-07-14T12:14:55.052-04:00Thoughts on the Supposed (Dreaded?) Document (Possibly) Restricting Summorum Pontificum<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-67tBN9SnM9E/YO7U1GWkdNI/AAAAAAAADHA/Vc71I_mE1kccQaX6Zc-ZRj7oYi1leAxzACLcBGAsYHQ/JKW%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="770" height="199" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-67tBN9SnM9E/YO7U1GWkdNI/AAAAAAAADHA/Vc71I_mE1kccQaX6Zc-ZRj7oYi1leAxzACLcBGAsYHQ/JKW%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"OH NO, THE SKY IS FALLING!" </b></span></div><br /> (From the 2005 Disney Movie, <u>Chicken Little</u>, <b>Source:</b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>https://biggerpieforum.org/health-care/chicken-little-is-wrong-again/</b></span> )<p></p><p>Hello Everyone, </p><p>Just a quick post asking for prayers and to let you all know I’m alive and doing ok, working full time and raising now TWO kids with my wife. Just had her in January this year and she’s blessed and happy. </p><p>So, there are somewhat plausible rumours going around on the Radical Traditionalist (and borderline) websites that apparently, Pope Francis or the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) under which Latin Mass matters got moved to, with His Holiness’ approval, will be replacing Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum with a document that will restrict the Latin Mass/Extraordinary Form to some degree.</p><p>It appears that this is the result of a questionnaire sent to dioceses back in 2020 regarding the Latin Mass. Other blogs go into speculation and try to make the codex of things prelates and Pope Francis has said fit their narrative too, but can't be relied upon. I tried to fill out the 2020 survey myself but it was a heavy endeavour, needing at least an hour to complete and I couldn’t afford that on my 45 minute lunch break, where I had to respect my colleagues coverage to allow my meal. </p><p>Sadly, the radical Traditionalist sites are predicting that these restrictions are negative. However we cannot trust these sites blindly as (1) they do NOT cite their sources as to where they are getting their information from, (2) those sites are often anti-Francis and anti-Novus Ordo/regular Church culture (to the point of hatred and the spiritually deadly sin of Pride) and (3) other more reputable or trustworthy information sites including the Vatican’s own news.va are NOT corroborating with said reports, leaving the information of doubt and highly biased. </p><p>Now, the sites are predicting this Friday, July 16, 2021 is when said restrictive document will be publicly released. And what if it is true? Well, one must first read the document in whole to see what the restrictions are. Also, perhaps it is just a foolish rumour based on a statement of one Curia member taken too far and NO such document exists. Guess one will have to wait and see that day, possibly late Thursday night as Rome is many times zones ahead of E.S.T. here in Toronto. </p><p>One thing we can be sure of, it will NOT be a total ban on the EF. One thing Pope Francis is NOT, is stupid politically speaking. As a Jesuit he is particularly capable of being a politician in the Church (institutionally speaking) and he wouldn’t be so stupid as to kill the Latin Mass sparking a war amongst the faithful and his priests. This is especially so pertaining to the United States; Francis would be cognoscente of the wealth of the USA, and also the sizeable, gradually growing dissent on the right tied to Trump/right-wing politics. The Church would be sufficiently damaged in terms of charitable funds coming from the USA as the EF ban in full would be the fire to light the powder keg of these spiritually corrupting forces. </p><p>What if it was strictly controlled by the bishops again? Well, that depends on the diocese. This might be the case of what the document would do, knocking it back to 1988 indult status. I personally wouldn’t agree with this as some dioceses have good level headed bishops, others would abuse this law to punish the good Trads with the bad. </p><p>Now were that scenario of bishop-controlled Latin Masses or approval required to be here in Toronto, I foresee that at least with the contacts I am with, there would be reasonable ability to continue with the EF as long as ++Collins is in charge. Other parties, I cannot speak for. Mind you we have a chaplain for the Latin Mass in our Archdiocese so it might be just left as it is, with no interference from the chancery office. </p><p>And what if the EF is abolished and I cannot serve another Latin Mass until someone overturns Francis? Well, I might pursue other opportunity at my local parish in the Novus Ordo, in discussion with my pastor, but that would be as my children become older and not need as much of my help. If the extreme scenario occurs, what I will NOT do, and I implore you NOT to do, is go the way of Satan and rebel against God, by fleeing to the SSPX who are anti-Novus Ordo, Anti-Francis, rife with the potential for yourself and your family to become schismatic in attitude, and thus separated from Holy Mother Church. They also have not been immune to sexual abuse scandals and cover-ups, as Michael Voris of ChurchMilitantTV (TM) has done his own investigation work and found numerous cases, including lay members, guilty of such charges. </p><p>In the meantime let us pray earnestly and honestly that this is either false, or the restrictions have been carefully thought out that they will not infringe on the charity of the lay faithful seeking out the Latin Mass, nor the ability of priests to be trained in the EF, nor the ability to hold offerings in diocesan parishes and chapels in its boundaries.</p><p>Sancte Michele, Ora Pro Nobis! Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin. </p>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-83051956842431797352020-07-01T18:39:00.002-04:002020-07-01T18:39:48.811-04:00Two Notes this Canada DayHello Everyone,<br />
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Just two brief notes of importance today:<br />
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1) It is Canada Day today, the birthday of my sovereign Nation. Happy Birthday Canada, and Happy Canada Day to all of us north of the 44, as they say.<br />
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2) On a sadder note, Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-07/georg-ratzinger-death-benedict-xvi-brothers.html">has died today</a> and with greatest of hopes, may he be able to join our Lord in Heaven. Requiescat in Pace.<br />
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Pax, Julian.Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-3847839926779649512020-04-21T00:00:00.000-04:002020-04-24T14:31:58.059-04:00When Radicals Misrepresenting Traditionalism (RMTs) Lose Their Minds: COVID-19 Edition Hello Everyone,<br />
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I’m taking time out of my busy schedule (including being an essential Full Time worker!) to have to call out some unfortunate idiocy which is being peddled out by Radicals Misrepresenting Traditonalists (RMTs,) and insults that have been (maybe) indirectly, but more likely directly, via commentary, launched on another blog I won’t name, against my friends in the Latin Mass and I. I refuse to name the blog as it is still a platform featuring Radical Traditonalist authors, and/or are friends/allies to those RMTs that bitterly hate us so.<br />
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Lauding a bishop that opened his churches in his diocese to public Mass? Now? When COVID-19 has NOT DECLINED WORLDWIDE!</h3>
My first, partial disappointment is due to a Facebook post on my feed from an acquaintance, <a data-mce-href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2020/04/new-mexico-bishop-to-allow-public-masses-with-restrictions/" href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2020/04/new-mexico-bishop-to-allow-public-masses-with-restrictions/">whom is cheering on a bishop in the United States in the diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Bishop Baldacchino, (not a Catholic liturgy joke!) who is allowing the Mass to be held once again and opening his parishes' doors</a>. My acquaintance, is showering this bishop with much praise for his actions. This person is not one of my close friends, however they are heavily involved in the Latin Mass community close to where they live. The very fact they are promoting this shows a lemming-like following to the RMT party line, where spiritual selfishness and Novus Ordo Church bashing (via its hierarchy) is de rigeur.<br />
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Now before you accuse me of not thinking it through, I get that in the States (and also in Canada) there is SOME variance, to approaches to the tackling of the COVID-19, as in Canada, health falls under provincial governance, but at least here most provinces are taking cues from the Federal government and its health experts. These experts are monitoring the situation and communicate with each provincial premier. In addition the Federal officer of Health, Dr. Theresa Tam, has become the literal "face" of this crisis in Canada, doing media briefings and public service announcements in various forms of media. In the States, there is even MORE variability in terms of governance as States in general have even more authority/power to act independently of the Federal government under Trump, which may be a good thing as he has been flippantly ignorant and bullying as a world leader in this crisis. <br />
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In my province of Ontario, the issuance is that now, no more than 5 people (excluding large families in a single residence) can be present together, to limit the spread of the virus. Break such rules and the law can mettle out stiff penalties to individuals or businesses/owners of properties who defy medical orders or emergency laws. This is virtually zero-tolerance, even going as low as <a data-mce-href="https://globalnews.ca/news/6810568/coronavirus-oakville-ontario-rollarblading-fine/" href="https://globalnews.ca/news/6810568/coronavirus-oakville-ontario-rollarblading-fine/">fining a father $880 CDN who let his kids rollerblade in a public park</a>. Now in the States, it is highly possible individual states are varied as to the numerical limit of people that can congregate together. This also makes sense geographically as more rural areas have a decreased chance of spreading the virus, vs densely populated states/cities. Also some states depending on politics and the size or presence of police forces, may be regulating heavily, or willfully ignoring those who defy such laws.<br />
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In terms of New Mexico, I found the following briefings and legal orders on the state government's website as follows: 1) As of Mar 16, 2020, (<a data-mce-href="https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/031620-DOH-PHO-r.pdf" href="https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/031620-DOH-PHO-r.pdf">https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/031620-DOH-PHO-r.pdf</a>) it did limit gatherings to under 100 people. 2) HOWEVER, as of March 24, 2020, this was issued and additional restrictions were imposed (<a data-mce-href="https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SignedPHO03-24-2019.pdf" href="https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SignedPHO03-24-2019.pdf">https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SignedPHO03-24-2019.pdf</a>) INCLUDING the closing of non-essential businesses, workplaces, etc. Guess what? Religious places of worship DO NOT QUALIFY as an essential service under current civil laws. Now, yes the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 2210 does merit civil disobedience when authorities are truly unjust, but, are we in extreme times of persecution as I will give examples further on? NO! If the virus declines in future will our worship spaces open again? Yes. Finally, the Church ALWAYS has Her mind in interpretation of things and approaches to things of finite nature with the most mercy, including human affairs, and when action must be taken, it is only in extreme circumstances were no other moral/ethical possibility exists. <br />
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In spite of that, I would say that this bishop is acting imprudent and anyone championing his actions is to the spiritual and medical detriment of others! Further this bishop is encouraging his priests to defy the medical/civil orders of the state of New Mexico. Does he want the Church to be fined further, and possibly, his priests jailed!!!??? Even in a crisis these whitewashed sepulchres of Pharisees can only think about their spiritual needs and their interpretation of the laws! People who are doing such measures without OBJECTIVE, FACT/MEDICAL based evidence or permission, AND its ardent supporters, are ill in spirit, and need serious examination of Conscience (and a confession, for blatant disregard of life, when we can meet in person w/priests in the confessional again!) <br />
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Firstly, what kind of message are you sending to the holy Priests in service the Church by lauding this bishop’s actions? You basically are asking priests to risk their lives needlessly to give us the Sacraments/give into YOUR selfish-spiritual needs. Are we in any kind of crisis scenario or persecution akin to Japan in the latter half of the 2nd millennium, for 200+ years having no priests? Or the Christeros war in the early 1900’s in Mexico were all Catholics were under threat of execution? NO! These are not scenarios where martyrdom is a necessity or a calling for the Church. We still have the freedom to practice religion in most countries in the world. What is happening is a necessary, social/medical practice to STOP needless, unnecessary deaths from happening in the community and the Church at large. Now, you will probably accuse me of being spiritually stupid or not taking the spiritual crisis in the Church with seriousness.<br />
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Do you think I would be having a blog devoted to the Latin Mass and/or serving in some capacity (and now, thanks to virtual practice, learning how to sing/read Gregorian chant from my good friends of St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir) if I didn't care? Absolutely not! Yes there is a lot going on spiritually and morally that is sick within Her bosom, but not is not the time to act stupidly and put others at risk!<br />
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Secondly, do you think that even if a priest limited his house of worship to a handful of people, he and everyone wore at least surgical masks (newsflash: they are not highly effective for AIRBORNE contaminants. "Gold standard" protection belongs to N95 masks which protects against 95% of airborne particles/contaminants 300 microns and under with Coronavirus being 170 nm (0.17 micrometers,)) and stood the required 6 ft/ 2m apart from each other there is NOT the possibility of still getting infected with COVID-19? Your thinking is wrong. <strong>The virus is contact/droplet spreadable</strong>. All it takes, potentially, is for one to be in the same airspace close to a person who sneezes or coughs, even talks as spit particles a.k.a “droplets” not visible to the naked eye, and you can get the virus via contact, or the droplets going into your un-protected eyes. I can tell you that the Church is NOT supplying N95s and/or face-shields to all its clergy. Single-person doorways, hallways, bathrooms, and small narthexes also come to mind here. Let it be also stated, not everyone is masking themselves, or has access/capability to make homemade masks. Also, humans are prone to touching themselves, even subconsciously. All it takes is father to have touched his contaminated mask surface (or yourself) before taking it off, then touch his/your naked skin or rub your eyes and voila! ILLNESS!<br />
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While we are at it, what if a homeless person wanders off the street and in their stupor (because in Ontario, government foolishly let LCBO stores still run for the alcohol addicts,) or disregard, parks himself on one of the pews or goes to other areas of the parish with NO protection, and is ASYMPTOMATIC but carrying COVID-19, yet to break out into fever, sweats, etc.? Unless Fr and his custodial staff disinfect EVERY public area after each Mass thoroughly after all people leave, you are creating a potential ground of illness for Father and his parishioners! Speaking of that homeless person, or asymptomatic carriers, if they touch a surface and leave the virus on them, according to this screen graphic, the virus can still linger on certain surfaces, up to 3 days! (source: <a data-mce-href="https://www.fox17online.com/news/coronavirus/how-long-does-a-coronavirus-live-on-common-surfaces" href="https://www.fox17online.com/news/coronavirus/how-long-does-a-coronavirus-live-on-common-surfaces">https://www.fox17online.com/news/coronavirus/how-long-does-a-coronavirus-live-on-common-surfaces</a>)<br />
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Most of our parishes, sadly, aren't decorated anymore with materials such as high quality metals, including brass, which is the most viral-repulsive material giving the virus a mere 4 hrs to live before it is inactive or molecularly deteriorates. Common materials persist (with credit to the false "spirit" of Vatican II liturgical "wreck-o-vation"), such as wood, drywall/plaster, concrete, etc, ALL having longer lifespans for the virus over brass. If you look at this chart, the worst offenders are, GASP! PAPER AND WOOD AT 4-5 days! Even if many pews are lacquered, many churches' pews are worn down or NOT lacquered at all. All it takes is for poor Father to run his hands along that surface, itch his nose or breath near his contaminated hand, and potentially that's another one of Christ's Alter Christi DEAD! One less person who can administer the Sacraments. <br />
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Finally, do you think that you are safer in the community, or a hospital with a COVID-19 test center? If you guessed the community, you are WRONG! I can vouch for this personally as I work in a health care career. While I will NOT disclose my workplace as I have in past been harassed and/or threatened with lawsuit by one of my enemies (through my then, pastor of my parish at the time,) I will say that I am more safer than the general population. See<a data-mce-href="https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/9936162-several-vaughan-longo-s-employees-test-positive-for-covid-19/" href="https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/9936162-several-vaughan-longo-s-employees-test-positive-for-covid-19/"> here, for example, of a grocery store chain where a particular store was hit TWICE with COVID-19 positive workers</a>, resulting in shutdown of the store, and the 2nd time two stores had to be shut down in the area. As for my workplace, we screen everyone, employee or patient, at both entrances, and send them to the COVID-19 assessment centre or nearby emergency room (ER) for ANY noted symptom to get swabs of their sinuses for PCR testing of COVID-19. Other clinics/areas are pre-screening patients and any symptom means self-isolation/re-booking appointments at least 2 weeks later. Also we have access to a supply of at least one mask per employee per day, hand sanitizer, medical gloves, and anti-virus/virucidal sanitization wipes of MEDICAL GRADE. Considering even one of those items is hard to access as the general population and of short supply, how safe do you think you are outside of essential service or medical workplaces? <br />
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So, after all that, if one has ANY rational or logical ability to think, is it at all sane or reasonable for a bishop such as +Baldacchino to open their parishes and allow gatherings of even a few select people, and create a potential scenario for disaster, such as our nursing homes? What if in your diocese, your bishop opened the churches before COVID-19 was declared reduced or null, and your self and/or your young childen, and/or your grandparents got sick because they went to Mass, even with the utmost precaution? Any usual person save those with a euthanasia mindset would likely EXPLODE at the bishop and the Catholic Church for allowing your kid/your relative to die and expose them to the Virus. Anyone up for a damages lawsuit akin to those for sexual abuse scandals that would close parishes/dioceses due to financial bankruptcy? Do YOU even care if others die from the Virus? <br />
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Oh, and for you young RMTs of 20-40 years old, don't think the virus can NOT kill you at your age. IT CAN! If you are lucky enough to have a pre-disposition in your immune system you don't know about, or it compounds onto a medical condition you didn't know, or you just get "overwhelmed" due to its symptoms and your body shuts down, IT CAN KILL YOU! Youth is NOT a guarantee of survival. <a href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/early/2020/04/15/cmaj.200431.full.pdf">This virus discriminates against no-one </a>and doesn't care if you can chant the Dies Irae in perfect tone at Solemn requiem Latin Masses, or blog on the Internet.<br />
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Also, should you be fortunate enough to be in "good health," this virus can still place you in an intensive care/inpatient ward in a hospital for MORE THAN 14 DAYS! Here is a young 28 year old male athlete, who was training for the 2020 Olympics as a martial artist in Karate. <a data-mce-href="http://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/watch/olympics-hopeful-on-covid-19-ive-never-felt-bad-like-this/vi-BB12W8Mw?ocid=ientp" href="http://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/watch/olympics-hopeful-on-covid-19-ive-never-felt-bad-like-this/vi-BB12W8Mw?ocid=ientp">This 4 minute video gives you just some snapshots what his daily life was like in the hospital after contracting COVID-19.</a> Yes you can say, "He is doing strenuous exercise in the video" but that's not the point! The point is even healthy members of the population can end up in a hospital, and this young man is BLESSED because he is in peak condition physically as an athlete, which helped him not be in worse shape health wise, even allowing him to do some exercise physically. Most men and women are NOT professional athletes in the Church. Should a regular member like yourself of the population get sick, I can say with confidence you would likely NOT be doing any physical activity on the floor of your patient room. You'd likely be a lot worse off than him. <br />
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Detraction/Slander of My friends of St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir and likely, I again ....</h3>
As for my second point of contention, it is truly sad that even in this time of crisis, armchair theologians/RMTs with keyboards seem to still want to personally attack, or detract from the characters of my allies and I in the Latin Mass community, with smug superiority in their hearts. Those people should follow the maxim, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all."<br />
Personally I do keep a watch on those who attack us, and/or my allies, for the sake of monitoring behavior, as well as documentation should things come down to ecclesial/legal matters. Also, their behaviors are the very reason that the Latin Mass has reached stalling points in our Archdiocese of Toronto to grow and proliferate beyond its initial flourish post-Summorum Pontificum in the last decade. <br />
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On a local blog, where the main bloggers are involved partially, or are, allies/friends to those who hate and revile St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir (SPGC) and I, one of them decided to dig deep into their spiritual hate bin and pull out old gripes about certain behaviours. What did one blogger decide to take a stab at us with? First the listing of clericals and/or main persons in the liturgy including name of the choir in promotional posters or the liturgical booklets printed for Masses. Second, to take a stab at altar servers who pose in front of altars. Not only did they do so, they did it as a comment, not naming any party in particular. <b>Talk about cowardice</b>. They even had the gall to name it part of "liturgical tourism." <br />
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Regardless of not naming parties, the Internet IS a public forum in Canada. I have freedom of speech to offer criticism, and so I choose, and to defend my friends and I whose names and character are still attacked by these misguided souls to this day.<br />
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On the naming of ministers and the choir, first of all, it is appropriate to indicate whether a Mass is being held by the parish itself/organized by the parish and/or pastor itself, or being done by outside parties. It is only right to credit the right people for organizing these liturgies and all the hard work placed into it. It would be foolish to lead on innocent laity into a false assumption that parish x or Father Y is "Traditional" and responsible for the Mass, only for said Traditionalist to be mistaken and shocked when said parish and choir are regular Novus Ordo. It is appropriate to let people know who is doing what so they know where to go/which Father to go to for their spiritual Latin Mass needs.<br />
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Further, do not the clergy, choirs, and even altar servers, who bravely allow the EF to happen in this spiritual climate of anti-Traditonalism/anti-Latin Mass deserve respect and even, gasp, WANT people to come to the EF offerings? It also works both ways. If we cannot name ourselves or our clergy, neither can this blogger's allies/friends whom they support. If we cannot make ourselves known, neither can they. Also, when the Latin Mass loses avenues of promotion, all parties in the Church loses people who would have otherwise grown deeper in their Catholic Faith and maybe been SAVED via the Latin Mass. Funny, I thought Trads, even RMTs, wanted souls to become full blown Traddies attending the EF? Guess I was wrong. While the naming of parties is a small nit picky detail, it does go in-part in promoting the EF.<br />
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Oh, and SPGC only stopped because one or more of the blogger's friends/allies/fanboys and/or fangirls harassed the choirmaster by email about it. The blogger might have not "entered the scene" at that time, but regardless SPGC knows who the main culprits are. That means bullying forced them into it, and BULLYING IS A SIN! Do you think they honestly stopped that for anyone’s good or by someone’s logic and reason, secular or spiritually? NO! It was a silencing tactic.<br />
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Further, the blogger's logic is faulty, because SPGC does these Masses in diocesan parishes, with the approval of, and in some cases such as St. Mary's Polish Church (Davenport,) the actual participation of, its clergy who DO the Latin Masses, in order to do said offerings of the Mass. While not all these Masses are at their usual time slots, these have been according to the EF calendar of the Latin Rite. They are not "Extra." Further, is it not a general principle that is touted in "Trad-land," that the exemplar of the Latin Mass is the Pontifical Latin Mass, and that whenever possible for MAJOR EF feasts, the highest level of feast is done so as to follow said example?<br />
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As a final kicker, this critic is guilty of violating his own words. There is actual photographic evidence on the Internet that they HAVE participated in "Liturgical tourism" at the same parish mentioned above in an "extra" offering. See below:<br />
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(Taken from the twitter account of his own blog which I will not name, posted from a Mass for the Ascension done May 10, 2018. Face blackened out, as well as the RMT blog, out of charity) <br />
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This offering was a Missa Canata, and did gain the assistance of, and internet promotion by, a lay-led organization, or at least it's president and choirmaster, in order to hold the level of the Missa Cantata. To go to extremes of his logic of avoiding "liturgical tourism," it should have not been held because it wasn't at a normal Mass time, or made at the level of a Missa Lecta. Should music have been done, someone from the parish should have been cantor and organist. There is NOT a soul to the best of my knowledge at that parish who CAN do the EF for such a Mass. I guess the Mass shouldn't have been anything more than a music-less Missa Lecta then or not held at all ... too much grand-standing and liturgical pomp then. <i>Maybe we should just settle for the Novus Ordo too while we are at it ...</i><br />
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Based on my arguments above, I dare the blogger to call his close friends' efforts and those priests who have been assisting SPGC and other efforts and parishes, MUTUALLY, be it in past or in present, guilty of such sins of “liturgical tourism” and let me know their replies in writing.<br />
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Now to address their second insult. As for the altar servers posing in front of altars for a photo? That hasn’t happened in years! Long before this critic discovered the Latin Mass, I recall when +Boissineau was homilist at a Solemn Mass of approx 500 People was held on Canada Day 2011, organized by SPGC, a picture was taken of the choir and other servers who have been in the “scene” longer than I, (back before when everyone helped each other in the Archdiocese no matter who organized the EF,) who <em>are likely some of this blogger’s current allies/friends</em>, or were at this time, and did so. Despite that a number of the servers from that Mass have reduced or no no longer serve the EF, a picture was taken of the combined clergy, choir members, and servers for that Mass.<br />
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However, it is also possible this blogger is more likely pointing the finger at me, or including me anyways. My profile pic on Google+/Blogger is me in front of the altar at St Patrick’s Toronto in 2011, after my first EF Mass, when I was a torchbearer and the servers were plentiful. It was a memory for myself and I did it alone outside of anyone else involved in that Mass:<br />
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I haven’t taken a photo in front of a parish altar in years to my best recollection. In addition, the critic has a personal beef with me, <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2017/08/late-but-warranted-happy-10th.html">since I criticized them a few years ago in a reflection piece on my blog, as symptomatic of a new threat to the EF: Young people with a Radical Traditionalist (read: anti-Novus ordo Church and anti-Francis) mentality, who were NOT the ages of their friends/allies who experienced spiritual/liturgical wreck-o-vation or a truly harmful experience at the hand of a leader in the institutional church, laity or clergy.</a><br />
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So I am not surprised I am being at least indirectly insulted with “word daggers” despite my name not mentioned but lumped with SPGC, or at its worst being directly stabbed with a “literary broadsword” over a simple picture. A truly sad use of one's time in this social/spiritual isolation.<br />
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What both examples of behaviour demonstrates is the following:<br />
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- these RMTs have blatant disregard for your physical well-being to the extent of their OWN personal spiritual “well-being” (if it can be said to be such, in the most “charitable” terms,) as well as that of our clergy, most of whom are the primary targets by age and overall health for the COVID-19 virus. They abandon all forethought, logic, and scientific/biological evidence or downplay it cause they want their Masses and Sacraments now!<br />
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- In RMT world, no one is immune from the least senior altar server to clergy for perceived spiritual/liturgical violations. If you aren’t doing the EF to their standards you are unfit to even be a Traditonalist, which is implied even if not written or spoken directly to you.<br />
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- WHY, STILL, the Latin Mass is NOT thriving in dioceses, and/or why clergy including bishops want NOTHING to do with the EF, as these people are the most vindictive souls in the Church. Who needs cliche “angry Protestants” when your own Brother and/or Sister in Christ commits vile sins against you and has no respect for the priestly class unless those priests sing their tune and think like them?<br />
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- How even in the stupidest of times, or the most awful of times, they still will find time to snipe at you personally or their chosen target of angst when spiritually, they are experiencing the closest thing they will ever experience to monastery life, or a time un-distracted by the outside world to deepen their spiritual lives in prayer and reading. They shirk developing real holiness and charity and opt for sinning via sins of the mind and word, be it written or otherwise. And they still cannot forgive you for your transgressions, or to even once maybe, consider we are a Communal Body of Christ and abandon the “US vs the New World Order and them, the “Novus Ordo Church,” mentality.<br />
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I shouldn’t have to make posts like this but staying silent is being an accessory to the sin of defending the ill will done via silence. And maybe, just maybe, a few minds and hearts will be moved to FINALLY see what is right in all this, and for once promote the EF Liturgy and the Church in a good light, than trying to tear it down from within and it’s people for what .... bragging rights? Knowing you are right and others are wrong?<br />
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Priorities people, priorities. Perhaps a rosary for everything going on may remind you of the One True Focus ... and if you want to direct it against me like a non-Catholic Christian when they say with emptiness "I'll pray for you," don’t bother praying for me at all. Or, pray with deep meaning in your Heart that one day, as Christ wished, your enemy (me,) and you, may be “United as one” here on Earth and in Heaven.<br />
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Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin.Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-91050350266020015602020-04-10T12:08:00.002-04:002020-04-10T12:08:57.416-04:00COOL ONLINE EF VESPERS FOR HOLY SAT! COURTESY OF SPGC AND I!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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(source: <a href="https://www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk/dundee-latin-mass-holy-week-and-easter/">https://www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk/dundee-latin-mass-holy-week-and-easter/</a>)</div>
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A special opportunity is being presented to the faithful of the Church online, via my good friends of St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir. </div>
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St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir (SPGC), normally chants the Gregorian Chants/Propers for the Saturday 5pm Novus Ordo Masses of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Toronto, run by the Redemptorist Fathers, located downtown Toronto @ 131 McCaul St (Closest subway is St. Patrick's on TTC, intersection is University and Dundas St. W.) </div>
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However, due to the public gathering ban in Ontario, which limits gatherings to 5 people, as well as orders from ++ Collins that all churches in the Archdiocese of Toronto are closed to the public (w/exception to privately arranged confession via appointment, for those parishes willing to do so,) Surinder Mundra, SPGC choirmaster, has moved choir practice online!</div>
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The choir is active via its Facebook page doing live-streaming, and is providing a unique opportunity for everyone, (including myself, who normally altar serves and does NOT do the choir side of things,) to participate in their practices !!! The Facebook link is below. </div>
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Facebook for SPGC: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saintpatricksgregorianchoir/">https://www.facebook.com/saintpatricksgregorianchoir/</a></div>
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<b>YOUTUBE! : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yxuDO1ZFhPyhrfsq98l8w">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yxuDO1ZFhPyhrfsq98l8w</a></b></div>
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<b>I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. <span style="color: #20124d;">IF THEY GET 1000 SUBSCRIBERS THEY WILL BE GRANTED FREE ACCESS TO LIVESTREAM ON THAT PLATFORM!!!! </span></b></div>
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The usual time for their online streaming is 6:30PM EST on Saturdays for regular practices, on the Facebook page above. However, extra occasional opportunities may be streamed at different times than usual, and other days ... and one is presenting itself. </div>
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<b>This opporunity (of which I was personally asked to assist in helping put together,) is that the SPGC will be doing EXTRAORDINARY FORM/LATIN MASS VESPERS FOR HOLY SATURDAY! </b></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/saintpatricksgregorianchoir/posts/2435240530120725">The practice for the EF Vespers will be live-streamed on the SPGC Facebook page today, Friday Apr 10, 2020 @ 7pm</a>, <b>and the actual vespers will be chanted Tomorrow, Saturday, Apr 11, 2020 @ 6pm</b>. The event page for the Vespers is below:</div>
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I hope you will enjoy and be uplifted by this extra opportunity being provided by the choir, and that this will be a great consolation and spiritual food in this time of COVID-19. </div>
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Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin. </div>
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-64639940833172142382020-04-10T11:10:00.000-04:002020-04-10T12:10:03.834-04:00Some Internet EF/Chant Resources to Help You During These Times for Holy Week (and after) <div style="text-align: center;">
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(Source: St. Andrew's Good Friday Missal, from <a href="https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/good-friday-from-the-traditional-latin-liturgy/">https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/good-friday-from-the-traditional-latin-liturgy/</a>) </div>
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I chime in today, after a long hiatus between my FT day job and managing a 2 year old and a household, to provide you with a much needed posting. </div>
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These days are much for those of us in the Catholic Church. With our parishes closed and priests forced under state/provincial guidelines to NOT allow gatherings above X number of people (in Ontario, that is <b>5 people</b>,) only the very few will have the blessing of the Eucharist (reserved over from Holy Thursday Liturgy) and or the Triduum services, and the Holy Mass after this weekend on Sundays. </div>
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I can only imagine to my brothers and sisters in the Archdiocese of Toronto who prefer the Latin Mass/Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite this is particularly devastating (as well as those in other Ontario dioceses,) as availability to the EF is already limited in the everyday life of the Church, even during normal times. </div>
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Here in this post, I will place a few links of services, including those in the regular Church Mass/Ordinary Form, out of loyalty and service to our Shepherd Cardinal Thomas Collins, that one can partake in during these times. While one can search for EF livestreams from the FSSP or the ICKSP online, this blog IS of service, and based out of, the Archdiocese of Toronto. Hence I prefer to promote local efforts. </div>
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1. In the Archdiocese of Toronto, we are thankful that our Arcbishop and Shepherd, Thomas Cardinal Collins, has gracefully allowed live-streaming of Masses and services during Holy Week from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Michael's in Toronto. Let me remind the viewers that His Eminence is favourable to the Latin Mass, so much so that in 2016, <a href="http://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2016/12/report-october-30-2016-2pm-solemn-latin.html">A Solemn (High) Latin Mass was allowed by his Eminence, with himself as homilist, to be graciously done at St. Michael's</a>, organized by St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir. </div>
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I say the above in as much as for minds who may be saying "hey it's not the EF/Latin Mass" to support His Eminence, and that for weekday Masses, it is worth one's while to tune in via the Archdiocese of Toronto Facebook Page for the livestreams/recordings, as most Masses are celebrated and preached at by His Eminence. He does not preach fluff and rainbows! (with maybe, exception of those in the Book of Genesis.) St. Michael's also is one of the few live-streams for Daily Mass. </div>
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The Facebook for the Archdiocese of Toronto is: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/archtoronto/">https://www.facebook.com/archtoronto/</a>. </div>
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While their normal weekday livestream is 7:30am, their Livestreams for the Triduum are as follows: </div>
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Hence, the choir is active and is providing a <i><u>unique opportunity</u> </i>for everyone, (including myself, who normally altar serves and does NOT do the choir side of things,) to participate in their practices !!! Their practices are being live-streamed onto their Facebook page!</div>
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The usual time for their online streaming is 6:30PM Est on Saturdays for regular practices, though extra occasional opportunities may be streamed at different times than usual, and other days. </div>
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And like the Oratorians, <b>I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. <span style="color: #351c75;">IF THEY GET 1000 SUBSCRIBERS THEY WILL BE GRANTED FREE ACCESS TO LIVESTREAM ON THAT PLATFORM!!!! </span></b></div>
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For those local residents, and or/those who can travel, if you like what you see on their livestreams, and think it would be great to do it when the parishes open again, contact the choir and/or Surinder and come in person to chant!</div>
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For those who are CRAVING the Latin Mass/EF, and insist on it for the Triduum and Sundays, There are two parishes I would like to bring to light who ARE doing livestreams of their Extraordinary Form Masses, though one is in another diocese.</div>
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1. <a href="https://oratory-toronto.org/">Oratorians of St. Phillip Neri</a> - Holy Family Parish</div>
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As has been featured a number of times on this blog, in Toronto the Oratorians of S.P.N. are a religious fraternity that offers traditional formation for pre-Seminary but also partakes in BOTH forms of the Roman Rite and even boasts its own Gregorian Chant Schola. They operate the parishes of Holy Family, and St. Vincent de Paul in the Parkdale areas of Toronto. Other links are as follows:</div>
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While I cannot confirm via the Internet if parts of the Triduum will be live-streamed, This parish IS live-streaming on Facebook and recording Masses for both the OF and <b>EF</b>, 10am and <b>1130am </b>EST respectively. </div>
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<b>IN ADDITION I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. <span style="color: #351c75;">IF THEY GET 1000 SUBSCRIBERS THEY WILL BE GRANTED FREE ACCESS TO LIVESTREAM ON THAT PLATFORM!!!! </span>So please do so. </b> </div>
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This Extraordinary Form community is not in the Archdiocese of Toronto, but is based in Sudbury, Ontario, and has been live-streaming their daily masses on their website here: </div>
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This community <b>WILL </b>be livestreaming, via its pastor, Good Friday Liturgy, albeit as a Low Mass without the assistance of servers/Acolytes and other clergy. The EF Good friday Liturgy will be at the traditional hour that is for Good Friday liturgy, <b>at 3pm EST</b>. </div>
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While it is possible that perhaps one of the EF fraternities such as the FSSP, ICKSP, or a monastery, might be broadcasting such, there is something special going on for Toronto, courtesy of the St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir (with a little help from yours truly ....) </div>
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What? HOLY SATURDAY VESPERS IN THE EF, THIS SATURDAY APR 11? <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2020/04/cool-online-ef-vespers-for-holy-sat.html">SEE HERE</a>!</div>
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-16957459370811825892019-12-25T09:29:00.000-05:002019-12-25T09:29:49.338-05:00HAPPY NATIVITY OF OUR LORD! MERRY CHRISTMAS! PUER NATUS EST!From the Mass of the Nativity of our Lord, During the Day (3rd Mass):<br />
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<i>In lingua Latinam (John 1: 1-14</i>:)<br />
<i>"In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum. Hoc erat in principio apud Deum. Omnia per ipsum facta sunt: et sine ipso factum est nihil quod factum est: in ipso vita erat, et vita erat lux hominem: et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt. Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Ioannes. Hic venit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, ut omnes crederent per illum. Non erat ille lux, sed ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine. Erat lux vera quae illuminat omnem hominem venientem in hunc mundum. In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factus est et mundus eum non cognovit. In propria venit, et sui eum non receperunt. Quotquot autem receperunt eum, dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri, his, qui credunt in nomine eius: qui non ex sanguinibus, neque ex voluntate carnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt. (Here all kneel) <b><span style="color: red;">ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST</span></b>, et habitavit in nobis: et vidimus gloriam eius, gloriam quasi Unigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis." </i><br />
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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was made nothing that was made: in Him was life, and the life was the Light of men; and the Light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to testify concerning the Light, that all might believe through Him. He was not the Light, be he was to testify concerning the Light. That was the true Light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world. He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him to them He gave power to become sons of God, to them that believe in His Name, who are born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.(Here all kneel)<br />
<b>AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH</b>, and dwelt among us: and we saw His glory, the glory as of the Only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."<br />
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May you and your family have a blessed and Merry Christmas/Nativity of our Lord in Anno Domini 2019. Iesum Christum natus est!<br />
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-64766558095974860432019-12-25T09:21:00.001-05:002019-12-25T09:21:20.085-05:00Brief Post for Christmastide Listings in the EF in the Archdiocese of Toronto and Ontario 2019 ... Sorry ....Hello everyone,<br />
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Unfortunately, due to my full time working hours and parenting a young soon-to-be 2 year old son with my wife daily (NOT EASY!) I am unable to make a detailed listing of the offerings of the EF for the major obligatory holidays, and period of Christmastide as in past.<br />
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Therefore, I will refer you to the <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/12/special-offerings-of-latin-mass-in-2018.html">last offering post I created last year</a> to give you examples of what was available in past, and my <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/known-latin-mass-listings-in.html">Latin Mass listing page</a>, and hopefully you will be able to discern where the EF will be held. As in past, for major periods in the Church's liturgical calendar of Christmastide and the Holy Triduum, I make exception and go outside of Toronto, as people travel over the Holidays.<br />
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In addition, not EVERY available listing can be gleaned from the links I've provided. There may be some additional offerings in the Archdiocese of Toronto that will be held, albeit those offerings are NOT being advertised via official media in the Archdiocese (e.g. official calendar, website of Arch.Tor. and/or its parishes,) but by unofficial media such as individual/a group's/an organization's blogs or on other social media platforms. You will need to search the Internet for these other offerings.<br />
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Regardless if you choose to attend Mass in the Latin Mass/Extraordinary Form, or the Novus Ordo/Ordinary Form, wherever you may be ... may you be spiritually filled with joy at the commemoration of Our Lord's birth, His nativity, into our world so many years ago, re-presented in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.<br />
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-49754103493640323932019-12-10T22:14:00.000-05:002019-12-10T22:31:05.539-05:00Special Offering of Rorate Caeli Mass in Advent in the Archdiocese of Toronto Saturday December 14, 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a long absence, I come back to announce special offerings of the Extraordinary Form in our Archdiocese of Toronto, for a special kind of Latin Mass liturgy.<br />
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We now come upon the Liturgical season of Advent, anticipating the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. In the Latin Rite, a particular tradition of beauty in the Latin Mass (occasionally celebrated in today's Catholic church in some variation,) is the celebration of the Rorate Caeli Mass. I turn your attention to this simple explanation from the Fraternity of the Society of St. Peter, <a href="https://fssp.com/rorate-caeli-masses/">here</a>. In addition, I attended one held at an Archdiocese of Toronto parish, last Advent season. See <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/12/report-rorate-caeli-mass-on-saturday.html">here </a>for my report.<br />
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Of the most poignant notes that deserves repeating, is that this Mass is held early in the morning, in candlelight with no electricity on in the body of the Church. The basic symbolism is: the ushering in of the daylight as the Mass proceeds, corresponds to the rise of the Light of our Faith, that of Christ being born on Earth via the Blessed Virgin Mary. That is our journey through the season of Advent.<br />
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In addition, we are blessed in most of the world to have running electric power. However, what we gain in sight, we tend to lose in the stillness and calm of the darkness. The beauty of a candlelight Mass is that the overall atmosphere is one of calm and beauty, one that doesn't assault our senses of sight and sound, the way a fully lit body of a church with lights and full acoustic sound systems do. That makes it more conductive to prayer, including that taking place at the altar.<br />
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Normally, the Rorate Caeli is to be celebrated on a Saturday in the Season of Advent, whereby it is a Feria, which in layman's language, means "no one or nothing special is being celebrated at Mass today." A feria does exist this liturgical year, and so it can be allowed to be said. <b>That date is Saturday, December 14, 2019. </b><br />
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Thankfully, once again St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church will be offering the Rorate Caeli Mass, in the Archdiocese of Toronto on Saturday December 14th. The details are as follows:<br />
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<a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/" style="font-weight: bold;">St. Mary`s Polish Catholic Church</a><b>, Toronto, ON (</b><i>1996 Davenport Road, Toronto, ON</i><i>.<b>)</b></i><br />
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<li><i>7 AM starting time</i></li>
<li>Low Mass with Music <i> </i></li>
<li>Celebrant is likely the pastor, Fr. Kasimirez, or his replacement if he is still on sabbatical. </li>
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I encourage you to attend the St. Mary`s offering, and be prepared to be amazed and swept away in a sea of serenity as you worship the Lord in candlelight darkness. Bring your family and friends.</div>
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Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin.<br />
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P.S. While I am aware there is a second offering that will be in Mississauga as a <i>Missa Cantata</i>, I cannot promote this offering on my blog, as 1) This offering is NOT being promoted officially through the Archdiocese of Toronto social media or a parish within the Archdiocese of Toronto (e.g. websites, blogs ...), and (2) Knowing where it is, and the offerings in past at the location, this offering is highly likely to involve Radically Traditionalist leadership in the offering of this liturgy. Some of those ``known`` leaders have attacked my closest friends and allies in the Latin Mass and I, directly and indirectly in past, from both sides of the laity and the clergy. Some supporters/members of this group also run social media on Internet/blog/other platforms that are anti-Francis and anti-Novus Ordo/regular Catholic Church. I cannot in good conscience and <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/disclaimer.html">in keeping to my blog goals (see No. 2,</a>) disclose the details and will say to look elsewhere on the internet for details. </div>
Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-32449681621720217202019-08-13T23:37:00.000-04:002019-08-13T23:37:00.898-04:00Special Offerings of the Latin Mass for Thursday, August 15, 2019: The Feast of the Assumption of Mary Into Heaven <div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone, I realize I have been away for a long while, but my family duties take first priority right now in my life alongside my full-time work. It doesn’t leave you much time for other pursuits unfortunately including the spiritual realm.<br />
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However, allow me to take this brief opportunity to announce some special offerings of the Latin mass in the archdiocese of Toronto this coming Thursday, August 15, for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven.<br />
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Normal offerings of the Latin mass of the Archdiocese of Toronto parishes can be found, at the tab at the top of this web page called “<a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/known-latin-mass-listings-in.html">Known Latin Mass Listings in the Archdiocese of Toronto and External Dioceses in Ontario</a>”<br />
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As for the special offerings, there are two offerings being held at diocesan parishes this Thursday evening.<br />
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The first offering, with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/350768022526458/?notif_t=plan_user_invited&notif_id=1565615162745619">credit due to Mr Paul Alexander Griffiths </a>on Facebook for informing me, is as follows, At one of the normal parishes who hold daily Latin Mass:<br />
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1) <i><a href="https://oratory-toronto.org/">Holy family Catholic Church</a>, (1372 King St. W., Toronto Ontario</i>.)<br />
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<li>Mass start time is 6 PM, </li>
<li>Confessions starting at least 5:45 PM, maybe earlier (NB, if long lineups persist, the Oratorians do not shy from doing confession in the first part of the Mass if needed!)</li>
<li>The Mass is advertised as a Solemn High Mass aka <i>Missa Solemnis </i>in the parish bulletin.</li>
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The second offering, is at a parish known to the Latin Mass and polish communities, one I endorse for being open to all parties looking for assistance/worship space for holding Latin Masses, in addition to holding their own weekly offering Saturday 9am, and on special feast days. The details are as follows:<br />
2) <i><a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/">St. Mary’s Polish Catholic Church</a></i>, (<i>1996 Davenport Rd., Toronto Ontario</i>.)<br />
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<li>Mass start time is 7 PM.</li>
<li>Unknown if the priest will be available for confessions. There might only be one priest around, the one carrying out the sacrifice of the Holy Mass. </li>
<li>This mass will be a <i>Missa Canatata</i>, as I've been informed a choirmaster from a lay organization will be assisting to provide Gregorian Chant</li>
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I hope you will pass on word to your family/friends and attend one of these offerings. I especially encourage you to attend and support these parishes that hold the Latin Mass as in the current situation in our Archdiocese, it is these parishes whom are taking leadership for holding the bulk of Latin Mass offerings outside of normal scheduled times.<br />
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Should I not have family or other important duties, I will likely attend the Holy Family offering with a close friend of mine, as it would allow me an hour earlier to get home to my wife and 17 month year old son, especially after waking up at 430am to begin the day and travel to my work.<br />
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So hopefully I will see you there, but don’t let my choice discourage you attending St Mary’s. The pastors and community there are excellent and have the correct approach to the Latin Mass in terms of charity and navigating the current political and liturgical climate in the Church.<br />
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Regardless, support your closest community, or any holding these special offerings, and may the sacred liturgy that fed the Saints these past few centuries, feed your soul too and inspire you to be better disciples of Christ.<br />
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Pax, Julian.<br />
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-34394444853469622812019-03-24T22:42:00.002-04:002019-03-24T22:42:25.456-04:00Special offering of Latin Mass for Feast of the AnnunciationHello everyone,<br />
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Sorry for the short notice, but there will be one special Extraordinary Form/Latin Mass offering for the Feast of the Annunciation tomorrow.<br />
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The offering will be at <a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/">St. Mary`s Polish Catholic Church</a>, on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 7pm EST. This offering is publicly announced on St. Mary's website via the bulletin. I cannot confirm the level of the offering, but based on the other public media that has been released on other blogs I will not promote on Servimus, the level will likely be a <i>Missa Cantata</i>. Also, this week's offering is in addition to their Saturday Missa Lecta at 9am at the parish.<br />
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Please come out and support the Latin Mass, but in addition, Fr. Kazimirez, and his parish community, whom have been nothing but gracious in allowing for the continuation of offerings of the TLM at higher levels, outside of St. Lawrence the Martyr and Holy Family, in the core of the Archdiocese of Toronto. They have allowed with open doors, all lay organizations/choirs/independent parties to have offerings there, despite any politics or conflict.<br />
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Pax, Julian.Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-47676047072889798612019-03-21T17:24:00.002-04:002019-03-21T17:25:20.969-04:00Highlight: Where Peter Is article on Sedevacantists and the SSPX<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/getting-it-half-right-sedes-and-sspx/">https://wherepeteris.com/getting-it-half-right-sedes-and-sspx/</a><br />
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A necessary, enlightening, and quality read for all those in Latin Mass/“Traddie land.”<br />
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Pax, Julian.Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-81951360790756083542019-01-29T16:08:00.001-05:002019-01-29T16:08:10.614-05:00Two Special Latin Mass Offerings for the Feast of Candlemas this Saturday, Feb 2nd!Hello Everyone,<br />
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In the Archdiocese of Toronto, we have been blessed with not only one, but TWO special Latin Mass offerings for this coming Saturday, February 2, 2019! Both offerings will be Missa Cantata/Sung High Mass, whereas normally at these parishes only a low Mass/Missa Lecta is offered at these times!<br />
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<b>1) HOLY FAMILY, TORONTO: </b>The first is at <a href="http://oratory-toronto.org/holy-family-parish/">Holy Family Parish, served by the Oratorians of St Phillip Neri.</a> The Oratorian Parishes are only one of two parishes (I count them as one, despite having two actual parishes,) who offer daily Latin amass in Toronto including SUNDAY OBLIGATION Masses. The details are as follows:<br />
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<i>Date</i>: Sat, Feb 2, 2018<br />
<i>Time</i>: 8:30 am<br />
<i>Location</i>: Holy Family Church<br />
<i>Address</i>: 1372 King St W., Toronto ON<br />
<i>Confessions prior to Mass</i>? YES (minimum 15 Min before Mass)<br />
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<b>2) ST. MARY's POLISH CATHOLIC CHURCH, TORONTO: </b>The second offering was one that I received by word of mouth and phone texting, thanks to a good colleague of mine in the Latin Masses here in Toronto. This will be at <a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/">St Mary’s Polish Catholic Church</a> near Davenport and Ossington.<br />
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This offering at St Mary’s is being allowed under the excellent pastorship of Fr Kazimirez Brzozowski, whom is open to hosting offerings of the Latin Mass from ALL lay organizations and choirs in the Archdiocese. He also is Celebrant for his own parish Latin Masses. This has included my colleagues of <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/11/report-missa-cantatasung-high-mass-for.html">St Patrick’s Gregorian Choir and I last year for Christ the King 2018</a>. Out of respect and admiration for the good and Holy Father and his parish, I announce the following offering:<br />
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<i>Date</i>: Sat, Feb 2, 2018<br />
<i>Time</i>: 9:00 am<br />
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<i>Location</i>: St. Mary’s Polish Catholic Church</div>
<i>Address</i>: 1996 Davenport Road, Toronto, ON<br />
<i>Confessions prior to Mass</i>? No, no priest set aside for communion time (unless perhaps you ask Fr. Kazimirez in emergency, in good time prior to Mass.)<br />
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As a note, there is no large-scale parking available for St. Mary's, one will have to park in the neighboring side streets surrounding the parish.<br />
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I do hope that you will be inspired to attend and spread the word. I will, circumstances permitting, be attending one of the offerings. Perhaps I'll see you there.<br />
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Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin.Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-51621976680656946972019-01-16T00:05:00.000-05:002019-01-16T00:05:19.437-05:00A New Year of 2019. Reflection on the EF/TLM in the Church and in Toronto in 2018Hello everyone,<br />
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Another year draws to a close. While a new liturgical calendar year in both forms of the Roman Rite begins (the Novus Ordo and Extraordinary Form/Latin Mass,) another Julian Calendar year of 2018 Anno Domini (A.D.) slammed shut for the record books. As I look back on last year, I would like to reflect upon the good, the bad, and the ugly within our Church and more pertinent to this blog, what development has come within the Archdiocese of Toronto (and outside) for the Latin Mass.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">TRIGGER WARNING .... </span><br />
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Before I begin, let me say I’m going to be blunt in this post, and my haters/enemies or blind lemmings of the Radical Traditionalist side, will not like this post, especially those responsible of the sins against Christ and I mentioned within. What I say here is on my blog, and needless to say, that includes what happens before/after the Masses are done. I do this to show what stops the EF liturgy from growing, and only further cements the already existing divisions that shouldn’t be there in the first place, especially by youth and leaders who should know better! <br />
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Let me also say, that I continue to take a cue that has now been reiterated thanks to the recent McCarick scandal of 2018: Bullies and predators have power over their victims when they continue to be silent. I will not be silent for that reason as well, to the chagrin of those who hate my friends and I. I also, will NOT be an enabler of such bullies, and hence, the works of the Devil by being an accessory to sin via silence.<br />
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Don’t like it? Go read Rorate Caeli, don’t waste your time in replying to me, and start living out the actual Gospel in your life. Or better yet, start acting civil and perhaps, working alongside your perceived enemies doing the EF liturgy. <b><u>If seriously damaging retaliation occurs though, I am not afraid to contact the Office of the Archbishop as well as my legal counsel, of which the latter and I can discuss proceedings under civil and criminal codes of law in the province of Ontario, as well as the Human Rights Tribunal. </u></b><br />
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That is your “trigger warning.” COMMENTS are off, and anything in my email inbox is subject to becoming a new post and example of what I’ll describe in this post. Also your emails will be saved in case of necessity to bring them to legal, or ecclesiastical counsel (e.g. the Chancery/Office of the Archbishop.)<br />
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As for everyone else, hopefully you will be able to simply read this for what it’s worth, but do not fret ... I’ll be doing the bad and ugly first, and then the good. There are a lot of positives from this year and in future.<br />
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THE BAD AND UGLY<br />
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This has been a particularly devastating year for the Roman Catholic Church. Thanks to the clerical abuse scandal (including sexual abuse of adult seminarians and a minor) of now ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of the U.S.A., and a Pennsylvania Grand Jury report of the Catholic Church and sexual abuse, once again our Church has had to face a new wave of sex abuse scandal. From the media to parishioners at the parish level, many are angry, furious, and are using this as an excuse/opportunity/breaking point to leave the Catholic Church, shun priests in public or otherwise, and not grow their faith, being nice and complacent in Christmas and Easter land.<br />
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The Trads/Conservatives are of equal fault in this mess, cheering on shady priests and heroes who are using the scandal to attack the Holy Father, Pope Francis. Causing further scandal is none other than former Papal Nuncio of the USA Carlo Viganò, who fingered Pope Francis (with unsubstantiated evidence) of clerical cover up in the McCarick scandal. Meanwhile <a href="https://www.lastampa.it/2018/09/05/vaticaninsider/the-inaccurate-memories-of-the-former-nuncio-who-wants-the-head-of-the-pope-bv1TkAaslmv3UG5yKLY7ZL/pagina.html">much of Vigano’s timeline has jarring holes in it</a>, and his own moral and ethical character are in peril, as <a href="https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/11/15/italian-court-rules-vigano-must-repay-2-million-to-his-brother/">he even owed money to his brother after a Roman court decision over a lawsuit</a> concerning family inheritance and assets that would make Pope Francis furious. Were one to be a Crown or government prosecutor putting Pope Francis on trial based on the Vigano testimony, too much doubt would exist that a jury would likely acquit him/declare “Not Guilty.”<br />
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In terms of the Latin Mass, the same voices on their blogs and in person, as well as some new names, continue to give the Latin Mass, Catholic "t"raditionalism, and even Catholicism, a bad reputation that detracts bodies from coming to the pews. Sadly, even more moderate conservatives/ orthodox individuals have joined the fray in spewing out tabloid fodder against the Pope Francis Papacy and/or endorsing works that sin against His Holiness by detraction and slander. Such fallen souls include Dr Taylor Marshall in his scandalous podcasts, and former Catholic Answers head and co-founder, Karl Keating, endorsing the hit piece “Lost Shepherd” by Phil Lawler. How the mighty have fallen! <br />
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THE GOOD<br />
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However on a positive note, the Latin Mass IS becoming a driving force to liturgical and divine renewal in the Church, growing steadily in number with even occasional offerings, and more so, Pontifical Latin Masses being held by people aside from ++Burke and ++Schneider. Included in that number is Canada’s very own ++Prendergast of the diocese of Ottawa, whose diocese houses an FSSP parish and Chapter. He did this just a couple months ago for the 50th commemoration of the formation of the FSSP. See the FSSP newsletter website ``The Missive`` <a href="https://fssp.com/fssp-ottawa-closes-50th-year-with-pontifical-mass/">here</a>.<br />
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Locally, there are more occasional and even parish offerings of the TLM. Don’t believe me, just go to <a href="http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/">New Liturgical Movement </a>and see their photo posts for major feast days. In past they did only one post. But during major periods (E.G. Advent and Christmastide,) their number soars to 3-4 posts of multiple offerings worldwide! This is a marked difference from a year or two ago.<br />
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THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO AND OTHER DIOCESES</h3>
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The Bad and the Ugly</h4>
<i>PARISHES OFFERING THE EF</i><br />
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Alas, we come to my own neck of the woods where I reflect of the worst and the best of the growth of the TLM. Certain problems sadly persist which stall the growth of the TLM in certain regards, but in other avenues the TLM is becoming a juggernaut, and hope in increasing ever more.<br />
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As the Core of the Archdiocese of Toronto is my main focus, I will start here. In terms of parishes that offer TLMs more than once a week, INCLUDING Sunday obligation, that number is unchanged at ... two parishes (incl. grouped parishes.) that would be <a href="https://oratory-toronto.org/">the Oratorian Parishes</a> of St Phillip Neri and St. Vincent de Paul, and <a href="https://stlawrencemartyr.archtoronto.org/">St Lawrence the Martyr</a> which is home to the EF Chaplain of Toronto, Fr Russell Asch.<br />
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<b>Personally I think that ALL faithful who even go occasionally to the EF, should write ++Collins at the Archdiocese of Toronto and demand another parish in the Core with a Sunday obligation Mass. <u>Two parishes in neighbourhoods not immediately accessible to the TTC, nor in areas people would normally go out to in the city, is NOT ENOUGH!</u></b> Further this situation is unfair to both the Archdiocese, and to the participants in the EF, as it gives the impression of “Ghettoization” of the EF, that is purposely allowing the EF to exist in parishes in less wealthy/harder to access geographical areas to discourage attendance. <b><u>This must end! </u></b>It sends the wrong message, that we are not being spiritually inclusive in the Archdiocese, as Pope Francis wills for his Church (despite a lack of preference by His Holiness for the EF.)<br />
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<i>RADICAL TRADITIONALISM AND BULLYING, A SIN AGAINST THE 5th COMMANDMENT, STILL LEADS CERTAIN AVENUES ... </i><br />
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Furthermore, as I’ve alluded to in my <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/about.html">blog goals</a> (See No. 4,) and in past reflections and postings (eg, <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2014/07/summorum-pontificum-7-year-anniversary.html">here</a> and <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2017/08/late-but-warranted-happy-10th.html">here</a>,) there is still a sick, elitist, sinful attitude among certain members of the community of Radical Traditionalism, and to boot, now includes some of the younger members of this community. These youth in particular are carrying such attitudes they would never have developed in normal parish/campus ministry life of the Church, were it not for older individuals who harbored such attitudes (who at least, have some legitimacy as they were stripped of the TLM, for the Novus Ordo at its worst back in the 1970s of wild experimentation.) <a href="https://cruxnow.com/cns/2016/11/10/texts-argentina-homilies-come-popes-notes-preaching/">Pope Francis has spoken about these young individuals before </a>in one of his books of Argentinian homilies or notes for his homilies, where he states that behind the rigidity are personal problems and issues.<br />
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Worse, these individuals of both the older generation and the younger generation, be they clergy or laity, attack in various ways those of us who do not wish to espouse anti-Papal and anti-Catholic values they do, nor turning the EF liturgy into an idol of specific mechanical steps to be carried out like a toy robot, while denigrating the Novus Ordo, thinking of it as a `bastard rite.` For that, we suffer harassment in the form of snide comments on social media, and emails from those fanboys (and possibly, girls? hasn't happened yet to me,) of said individuals, even clergy, demeaning us and discouraging us to doing the EF.<br />
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What kind of shenanigans do I mean? I’ll use myself as an example to illustrate what I’ve mentioned as barriers to the EF, from various instances last year. In terms of general promotion of the EF, I was ‘ordered’ a.k.a. ‘asked’ (albeit in a passive aggressive manner,) in the summer of 2018, not to promote a specific EF Mass offering, which had the assistance of a newly formed young adult choir of Gregorian chanters. The reasoning I was given was my blog was too political and the choir doesn’t want to be affiliated with my blog for that reason.<br />
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This reasoning was asinine to begin with as I have NO official position or representation with anyone. I even have a disclaimer <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/disclaimer.html">HERE</a> where by I state I represent myself and no one else here in Servimus, even if I do most of my serving with x choir or x parish. For that matter I retort that my choices of serving is so NOT to be affiliated with political malefactors, those who are anti-Francis, anti-Church, anti-Archdiocese (chancery) and anti-++Collins, etc.<br />
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However, I knew that this person has friends that are enemies of both my close friends in the EF (including the St Patrick’s Gregorian Choir) and I, who vehemently do not want us ‘Glad Trads’ around.<br />
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Despite honest or not-honest intentions, I curtly told this person NO, because I believe in (save promoting Radical Traditionalists,) in promoting offerings to allow ALL people to come and to grow interest in the EF, and that others before him told my allies of St Patrick’s Gregorian Choir and I, not to promote or invite people to their offerings. Might I add that sadly, such person is a young adult and was NOT of my known enemies at that time?<br />
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Let's turn to another example involving myself. Whenever I post my Latin Mass reports on Toronto Catholic Youth Facebook page, regardless of what I write, one of my enemies, another young man who is an example of those rigid youth and who sees me as his enemy (despite any verbal or written denials if you know the person,) leaves passive aggressive comments that either demean the offerings of my friends and I that we participate in/organize, insinuating that I am causing division in the EF, etc. I am actually fighting against the division that ALREADY EXISTS, I have been for years, and I will continue to do so (thanks to people like himself,) and such comments are a case of the “pot calling the kettle black.” Here, the adage “if you have nothing nice to say, then don’t say it at all,” would allow the individual to put to practice what we are taught in our TRUE Catholic Faith and the EF liturgy. <br />
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A more insidious, and dare I say, Satanic example, happened during my last offering of the EF I served the Holy Lord at his altar with, that of <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/11/report-missa-cantatasung-high-mass-for.html">Christ the King in October 2018,</a> organized by St Pat’s Gregorian Choir (SPGC), hosted by St Mary’s Polish Catholic Church. For the sake of this post, I will elaborate more on some of the events, to illustrate the sabotaging behaviour that certain individuals try to do to continue to wreck the TLM, and gives victory only to the Devil.<br />
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I initially reported briefly for the Mass, on the change of venue and time for the offering of the Latin mass. I did not disclose full details at that time out of the sake of charity for my colleagues and those who attended that mass.<br />
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However, I will now reveal more so you can truly see what actions only benefit the Devil and prevent this beautiful, sacred liturgy from being able to reach more souls. Before this offering, it was agreed between SPGC and I, that I would be the Master of Ceremonies (MC) after seven years of alter serving in the Archdiocese of Toronto, having served multiple positions. In short having paid my dues, it was finally time to lead in the liturgy.<br />
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Personally, I also wanted to be an MC, as I am also aware, that in today’s climate in the EF Church, MCs are playing an essential role in training not only servers, but also Priests and assisting them, as an MC must be competent in all areas of the liturgy. Also, having knowledge helps the priest and others with their roles, and should one present themselves to help get an EF going, having a knowledgeable leader would assist the priest who may not want to initially delve into it, fearing lack of knowledge/resources.<br />
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I purposely shadowed the MC at the practice for the June offering of which a number of the same people who were involved in Christ the King knew, at least those initially involved. It was known to those members that I would be MC’ing the October mass.<br />
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Initially, Christ the King was to be held as usual in the earlier afternoon of the last Sunday of October, with me debuting as MC. Those arrangements were changed suddenly, with the Mass to be moved to 530pm, but also a change in the lineup with me being replaced by another MC who has never been MC with SPGC`s organized masses (he MIGHT have served other positions in past, though this author`s recollection is hazy on that.) This change of the MC role was <u>at someone else’s insistence</u>. While the scheduling change had valid reasoning behind it, this change in MC was done with utter disregard to SPGC and I. <b>Further I was furious</b>! It was known to a number of us involved including the Choir and I that I would be debuting. <b><u>This was a deliberate attempt to stop me from doing so, as I’ve found out that the change was motivated by utter hatred for me and the SPGC</u></b>. Same group of enemies, but different players with direct/indirect involvement.<br />
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Out of charity for attendees of the EF, I will not name the party directly responsible, which consists of one or more members, but what I will say is as part of leadership of the EF, <b><u>for the party to do so, has allowed themselves to be seduced by Satan, to hate a family man and a father of a 9 month old son, simply because of his allies in the TLM and I choose to be loyal to my Church, my Eminence, ++Collins, and not espouse the heresies contained in Radical Traditionalism! </u>For the new year these party members should resolve to seriously do deep penance for their sins, and I would highly advise them to read the works of one of my Patron Saints, St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, especially his Ascetic Work, “Preparation for Death,” to give them direction for their future conduct of their souls</b>.<br />
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Regardless, my true friends of the Choir and I, were NOT going to let Satan stop us from having this Mass due to a time change and interlopers. The Choir immediately (and with my prayers, and I’m sure those of the members and choirmaster,) set about getting to work, and thankfully St Mary’s and Fr Kazimierz the pastor, were more than happy to welcome us with open arms, also having the Mass moved back to earlier afternoon, which accommodated many of us and the laity, while allowing for some rest on the Day of the Lord, before the coming work week.<br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;">Despite what our enemies tried to do, Our Lord, Christ the King, ruled once again over both Earthly and his Divine Kingdom, and allowed his reign to not be quashed by the Devil. It ceases to amaze me that despite what challenges have assailed all of us, be it email harassment, or laity and clergy befriending us and then “turning heel” on my friends and I, there has always been an offering of Christ the King in the Last Sunday of October for the Feast of Christ the King. Viva Christo Rei! </span><br />
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So, what do these events that have happened to me say? Plain and simple, there continues to be a sect of people in the EF community, who want to go against the spiritual discipleship and mission of Holy Mother Church and Our Eminence ++Collins wishes, and want the EF only for themselves as their elitist club of spiritual superiority. They do not want those loyal to Pope Francis and Holy Mother Church and the poor and less fortunate to provide and/or attend the EF, (including those that decry the injustices and sins that they commit,) and foolishly think they are needed to purify the Church of its crisis, rot, and evil. Hence the actions they take upon my friends and I are to stop us from holding Latin Masses, and even I as a server from playing any part in the overall growth and proliferation of the EF in the Archdiocese of Toronto. They want the whole pie and the leadership, and their enemies cast aside.<br />
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THE GOOD -Toronto and Beyond</h4>
I’ll admit that I’ve spilled a lot of red ink on the table of this post. You are asking now, what good is there in Toronto and beyond then, for the EF, after all I’ve said? Well .... MUCH!<br />
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First, when you count more than Sunday/daily offerings in the Archdiocese of Toronto, we have in total 7 parishes offering the Latin Mass, as well as lay organizations and choirs helping to hold extra offering of the TLM and even now Vespers!<br />
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There are also new and exciting developments that have occurred in the past year with regards to the EF community. First, another priest in the Archdiocese, Fr Luis Calleja, at <a href="http://sttimothychurch.ca/">St Timothy’s in Orangeville,</a> is offering some weekday Latin Masses early morning. Welcome Fr! Second, a new choir of young adult vocalists, the St Vincent’s Oratory has formed in Toronto, who have assisted at some extra offerings for TLM Masses, as well as offerings of vespers according to the 1962/EF liturgical guidelines.<br />
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Which brings be to point three: These monthly and/or biweekly offerings of Vespers are being held on a Sunday evening (or evenings) at the base parish for the chaplain of the EF, St Lawrence the Martyr, one of the two mainstay parishes with daily EF and Sunday obligation Mass. See <a href="https://stlawrencemartyr.archtoronto.org/Parish%20Bulletins/English%20Bulletin%20Third%20Sunday%20Of%20%20%20Advent%20Dec.%2016%20,%202018.pdf">here </a>as an example in one of their past bulletins of 2018. As a final note, I will also say that the QUANTITY of extraordinary offerings at higher Mass levels of Cantata (Sung High) and Solemnis (Solemn)(outside of normal parish schedules or in addition to parish schedules,) are being held all over the Archdiocese, whether at parishes friendly to the EF, or in co-operation/organization by the lay organizations/choirs/Chaplian to the EF.<br />
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Where the most significant growth is though, this year, is outside the Archdiocese of Toronto. More and more “communities” are forming in other dioceses, and bishops are accommodating their needs by allowing certain parishes to hold at least monthly offerings of the TLM. Some bishops, such as +Crosby of London (which includes Hamilton, ...) <a href="https://extraordinaryformhamilton.wordpress.com/">have even assigned a priest to be an EF chaplain</a> to administer to the faithful desiring the EF and is celebrant for their Masses. This also extends to providing sacraments in the EF Rite/according to EF books.<br />
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How much growth has happened? Well, that would be the following: 2 parishes in Peterborough in the Campbelford and Hastings area; 2 parishes under the diocese of London with 1 parish in Sarnia/Lambton under the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tlmsarnia/?eid=ARBWG7TutoYXDQs7i0F147Hbpz0q9KKmCZUt9pDXPZ741hOWVFGbzJaHM2C0B3GMwI_ixAX-dr4nhnmc">TLM Sarnia-Lambton community</a>; 5 parishes in the Diocese of Hamilton, with 3 alone, and 2 under the communities of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GreyBruceLatinMassCommunity/">Grey Bruce Latin Mass Community</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brantfordlatinmass/?eid=ARAtcDHMjFmBM08AEj3s_SoYDH8mJxbVzVsr1hf3Zrd0-Q8ghf1s3CSUCcF8_x_r9XpXaAcmH6wa7J77">Brantford Latin Mass community</a>; 1 offering in the Diocese of Pembroke; and 1 offering in Sudbury under the Mater Dei Latin Mass <a href="http://www.materdeiparish.ca/">community</a>. <b>This makes a grand total of 10 new offerings I've discovered in 2018</b>! <b>This also includes 5 new communities</b>! While I will NOT promote or list all these communities as some contain poisoned, radical traditionalist leadership and/or elements, I do include them in numbers to show the overall quantity of offerings that has soared high!<br />
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And believe me, word IS getting out to the young adults, thirsty for deep spiritual worship and the truth of the Catholic Faith, presented to them and challenging them to do Pope Francis’ “Hagan Lio” in life, even if Jorge Maria Bergoglio as Francis has his own ideas what youth should do! Social media, such as this blog, other mediums besides Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. Are spreading the news, and a good and steady, gradual influx of my generation and younger are coming out to these EF Masses. Just look at <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/12/report-rorate-caeli-mass-on-saturday.html">my report for Rorate Caeli 2018 </a>when I look at demographics in the pews by sheer visuals alone for example.<br />
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Despite the climate of the Church and the still major presence of regular parish life with the Novus Ordo, young people are coming to the Traditional Mass thanks to social media! Here’s an example of one young lady (name withheld,) who, thanks to my blog was able to find an offering closest to her in her area in Ontario:<br />
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Also, social media is allowing the spread of major liturgical events like never before, of which “die-hard” Traditionalists are sacrificing time, energy, vacation days at work, and their lives to attend. Examples were the Solemn Poltifical Mass in Ottawa for the FSSP, and the upcoming <a href="https://www.sacraliturgia.ca/?fbclid=IwAR1CEadvhg_aycgCpRHpFEU9i3PBloHUKqoRFAbtRTXT13VfoxJQyXd7Z58">Sacra Liturgia 2019 </a>conference, coming to Toronto in June, which ++Collins has welcomed with open arms, and who knows, might even be a part of in some way! SL2019 I found on Facebook, as early as Nov 2018 being promoted!<br />
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So where are we at 2019? We are standing at a major point in time in the Modern Church. Between the secular culture’s forceful drive for people to be hedonistic and scandal in the everyday Church, regular Church culture, and Novus Ordo liturgy (the majority of Masses,) are becoming more and more unappealing to the average faithful in keeping them in the Church, numerous laity and youth are becoming full of contemplation of leaving the Church for good. Where will the spiritually hungry, the hurt, the needy go? Traditional Catholicism could be those beacons ... were it not for problems as I’ve glanced at in this blog, and this posting.<br />
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Either Traditonalism crashes and burn with the sins of the very participants within the Church and it’s advocates, as per Satan’s plan to decimate souls via spiritual Pride, or it matches forward like an electric train, and could be that beacon of hope, especially to those of my Xenial and younger generation(s) (TRUE Millenials, Gen Z, the Wired generation of today’s teens and kids ...)<br />
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Yes, currently there a lot of setbacks, and much evil has been committed in the Church at the highest levels with McCarick and the clerical abuse scandals. It’s only going to get worse, especially in the USA as federal investigations and local ones unearth more cover-ups by chancery offices.<br />
More of those setbacks also include grievous sins in the Church such as harassment, bullying, intended ostracism which is happening in the Church on both sides of the theological-political spectrum, all for the sake of a fascist hold of the Church shaped according to what each side of “Protestants” holds dear, while being anti-Catholic.<br />
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However, this includes the local level/parish level by certain members of the EF community in Toronto, whereby it’s older members have spiritually and mentally corrupted some young impressionable minds or committed sins against others such as my friends and I. Such acts, whether by laity or clergy, old and young, on internet blogs or in person, do nothing but detract from the growth of the EF and show the guilty parties for who they really are ... exactly as opponents of the EF say. Do you wonder where Francis gets his cannon fodder for his homilies against Traditionalists from?<br />
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Also for Toronto, and other dioceses worldwide, the EF must stop being ghettoized, and a couple of more offerings must be erected in more easily accessible, and desirable (for lack of a better word,) areas, <b>with firm oversight by parish pastors and diocesan chancery offices, to ensure radical Traditonalists/Anti-Catholic interests and personalities do not lead the “scene” or that parish’s community</b>. Ghettoization is NOT the answer for the densest parts of the Archdiocese, the GTA core in Toronto. While I do sympathize with His Eminence’s wishes NOT to be involved with those anti-Catholic elements that attack Church discipleship (and in extension to the EF, who sympathize with Radical Traditonal leader and organizations) EF offerings MUST expand past the Oratorians and St Lawrence the Martyr, and NOT in other areas that would be “Ghettoized.” Surely aren’t their parishes with priests that are retiring that could be re-diverted to the needs of the EF, or at least with one key mass being an EF Mass?<br />
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To that I say everyone needs to be silent, pray, fast, do any other acts of reparation, and just do the EF. Clearly in 2019, we ALL could be capable of stopping the exclusion and the sniping and grow up! Are we not all baptized and professed Catholics? Work with each other on the altar and off, despite animosities, and promote each other’s Masses (save those with radical traditionalist leadership, I won’t do it on Servimus.) Seriously, if you want serving help, just ask me straight and just serve on the altar with me. I don't care for anything else before/after practice and Masses if that's what's desired. Also, plan on accusing me of hypocrisy? We’ll go ahead if you want to do that. But it will be a waste of your time that could have been spent sending an email or making a call to invite another person to the EF, or recruiting the help of myself or another young man to help serve the Latin Mass.<br />
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However, despite such acts, as demonstrated worldwide (eg NLM photoposts,) and even in Ontario, the Latin Mass IS thriving in the normal life of the Church! More and more priests are daring to take up the call of learning the EF in whatever frequency possible, be they for a first Mass after ordination, occasional, or even frequent offerings! Further, here in Toronto, and even outside the Archdiocese, more and more areas are having regular TLMs, as evidenced by the growth of numerous “communities” and parishes having them, even if it just once a month! And yes, youth are becoming more and more involved in this form of the Roman Rite, even if it’s the occasional offering. Let me also state that the quantity of higher level offerings, in general, is also increasing due to these new communities, and even new initiatives in Toronto, such as the St Vincent’s Oratory choir, and outside of Toronto by all parties and choirs involved.<br />
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Personally, I know that it is too early to call a “victory” of any sort, but when one thinks about the progress of the EF, in spite of the indifference of the Pope Francis Papacy, there is much hope we can have in our hearts and minds of a more promising liturgical future in the Church, one that touches the souls of the Church’s Faithful.<br />
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Keep “being the Mauqis,” as Fr John Zuhlsdorf always says. Keep helping out and performing those spiritual and corporal works of mercy in your parishes and personal life, while devoting as much of your time, energy, and even finances, to the EF.<br />
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There is hope here in Toronto, and even in our province, country, and world, with the Church alongside of it, but only we in this finite life, will determine how far it will go, or if the Lord’s TRUE Gospel, in liturgy and in life, will fall on deaf ears.<br />
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Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin.Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-60657904103124412702018-12-19T23:35:00.001-05:002018-12-26T23:35:19.118-05:00REPORT: Rorate Caeli Mass on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church in Toronto<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<u>REPORT: Rorate Caeli Mass on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church in Toronto</u></h2>
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I come to you with a special report in this liturgical Season of Advent. If you have not seen <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/12/special-offerings-of-latin-mass-in-2018.html">this post on my blog</a>, or examined other social media blogs dealing with the Latin Mass in Toronto, there are a number of special offerings, aside from normal Latin Masses at parishes that offer them, that have been or are to come in the Archdiocese of Toronto. In particular over 3 straight Saturdays including this Saturday past, Missa Cantata/High level Latin Masses are being offered at <a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/">St Mary’s Polish Catholic Church </a>at Davenport and Ossington area in Toronto, 1996 Davenport Road. </div>
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Fr. Kazimirez and his parish have been great supporters of the Latin Mass, hosting their own weekly and special offerings, as well as allowing lay organizations/choirs to organize special offerings of the EF at St. Mary's (including my allies of St. Patrick's Gregorian Choir, with whom recently organized an offering for <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/11/report-missa-cantatasung-high-mass-for.html">Christ the King in October 2018</a>.) </div>
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As I did last year, and again this year, I was privileged to have the ability to rise early in the morning, to experience one of the richest liturgies in the Extraordinary Form (EF)/ Latin Mass the Catholic Church has to offer, the Rorate Caeli Mass in Advent. </div>
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As this year’s mass was publicly announced (<a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/parish_news/">on the St. Mary's website</a>,) and held at an Archdiocese of Toronto parish, I bring to the faithful a report of the Rorate Caeli 2018 Mass in Toronto, held at St Mary’s. </div>
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<a href="https://fssp.com/rorate-caeli-masses/">As per the Fraternal Society of St Peter</a>, they describe the Rorate Mass as the following: </div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"The Rorate Caeli Mass is a traditional Advent devotion wherein the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Advent is offered just before dawn. In many instances families and individuals travel an hour or more, rising and arriving very early for this stunningly beautiful Mass. The interplay of light and darkness speak to the meaning of Advent and the coming of the Light of the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">“Rorate, caeli, desuper, et nubes pluant justum, aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Rorate Mass is lit only by candlelight. Because it is a votive Mass in Mary’s honor, white vestments are worn instead of Advent violet. In the dimly lit setting, priests and faithful prepare to honor the Light of the world, Who is soon to be born, and offer praise to God for the gift of Our Lady. As the Mass proceeds and sunrise approaches, the church becomes progressively brighter, illumined by the sun as our Faith is illumined by Christ.</span></div>
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Upon entering the church, the whole of the body and sanctuary was covered in darkness, save the multitude of lit candles in the sanctuary, and smaller candles lit on every windowsill. </div>
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In attendance for the actual Mass, was about 30-35 laity in the pews including myself, though with celebrant, servers and choir thrown in, that makes for a total of 40-45 people offering their prayers/participating in the sacred liturgy of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. </div>
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While the numbers were about the same as last year’s attendance, I can happily say the demographic has been changing, reflecting the overall gravitas of youth and young adults seeking the spiritual nourishment that the Latin Mass provides. Last year when I attended, from a visual glance around me, I and maybe one other soul were young men under 40, the rest older parishioners of St Mary’s and women. </div>
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This year, when I looked around, I saw two young adult couples, another young man from (my first MC’d) October Christ the King Mass, and another young man with a relative (perhaps one of the acolyte’s brother and mother?) For a smaller crowd at a EF this is a marked jump in demographic, and proof that giving solid liturgy to the youth attracts them to the church, so much so to get them out of bed on an early Saturday morning, and forsake their favourite past-time of weekend sleeping in! </div>
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As for the liturgy itself, every member on the altar was nearly flawless in their execution of the liturgy. Though I would not expect nothing less from pastor Fr Kazimierz who has been doing the EF a few years now, and the serving corps of whom most members I have has the pleasure at serving at the altar of the Lord with. Those servers are all veterans in our diocese, made of a combination of parishioners of St Mary’s and have assisted masses of (in most cases) all lay organizations/choirs who organize Latin Masses in Toronto, and those involving the EF chaplains of past and current in our Archdiocese. </div>
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The choir was sacred and sanctimonious in their chanting of the hymns, propers, and the chosen<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCgMhS_RmCI"> Mass setting IX: Votive Mass for the Blessed Virgin Mary 1</a>. Mass setting IX was fitting as the sound of the setting has a strong, yet docile and tempered pace, well suited to the gradual rising of the sun and illumination of the parish interior over the Mass. </div>
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As per usual in my reporting, to give you a sample of immersion into the Latin Mass, I post here some of the main posts of the Homily by Fr Kazimierz from my recollection:</div>
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<li>Even in the Old Testament God allowed for many miracles out of love for his holy people and to give hope to all of us, the faithful. </li>
<li>Examples are the exile of the Jews out of Egypt from their Egyptian captors as well as the parting of the red sea.</li>
<li>God continues to show his love and mercy and hope for the people of the faithful even in the time after king David. He did so with Achaz as in the Epistle of the Mass <i>(Isaias 7:10-15.)</i> Surrounded by their enemies, God nonetheless gave to Achaz and the Jewish people, a sign of hope and promise forelling of the coming of Christ being born to the blessed virgin Mary. </li>
<li>With Regards to Mary and her Fiat, She was open to the Lord’s grace, his blessings, and mercy, in accepting the great task and privilege of bearing Jesus Christ in pregnancy. Mary is the mother of God because of His own incarnation, of Christ being born of the blessed virgin Mary.</li>
<li>In this time of Advent me we to reflect on the blessed virgin Mary’s obedience to our Lord and may we be open to his divine well as was Marie when she in obedience excepted being the mother of God and mother of Jesus Christ.</li>
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In all, this liturgy was a beautiful way for one to prepare themselves to celebrate his nativity on Christmas Day. It contained a beautiful serenity, so much so, that after I consumed the Lord in the Sacred Species of the Eucharist, I felt a movement of peace and warmth within me after reading some post-communion prayers from my old pre-Vatican II prayer Missal, “<u>The Key to Salvation</u>.” This Sacred liturgy was definitely the “warm cup of cocoa” to melt the spiritual cold of one’s heart and there is no one better (save Christ) to do so than His Holy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the key focus of the Rorate Caeli Liturgy. </div>
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If one wishes they could come to such a sacred liturgy you have one more chance this coming Saturday, December 23, 2018. Fr Kazimierz will be celebrant for another Missa Cantata at St Mary’s Polish Catholic Parish. This liturgy will also be special as it is an Ember Saturday for the Season of Advent (of the Winter ember days,) containing five Scripture readings prior to the Gospel. There is still time to prepare one’s heart and mind, spiritually, this Advent, with a gorgeous and sacred Latin Mass in the Archdiocese of Toronto.</div>
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Enjoy the accompanying pictures. Of note: notice the smoke of the incense rising up in the candlelight of the altar, and that the stained glass window over the altar has, in it's center, but who else ... the Blessed Virgin mary </div>
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Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin. </div>
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PS. As to the prayer I was reading after consuming the Sacred Host, this is the prayer from “<u>The Key To Salvation</u>,” “Act of Love:“ <i>O beloved Jesus, where shall I find words to express my gratitude and love? O inestimable pledge of God's love for man! O inexhaustible fountain of divine graces! O boundless mercy! O divine charity! Hail O merciful Jesus! O may my soul be sensible of Thy adorable presence and may I see how sovereingly sweet Thou are in the sacrament of Thy love. Yes, O God of goodness! </i> <i>I love Thee with my whole heart, my whole soul, and above all things. O divine Jesus, do Thou confirm these holy resolutions in my heart, and frant that I may always be able affectionately to exclaim with Thy holy apostle: Thou knowest, Lord, that I love Thee. </i></div>
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-87096489851369826432018-12-03T23:30:00.000-05:002018-12-26T23:22:45.933-05:00Special Offerings of the Latin Mass in the 2018 Season of Advent in the Archdiocese of Toronto, and Outskirts for the Christmas Season Hello Everyone,<br />
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Provided here is a listing of offerings for the Season of Advent 2018, for Latin Masses in the Archdiocese of Toronto, <b><i><u>outside of those normal offerings</u></i></b> at the usual Latin Mass parishes on my listings web page. These offerings are publicly posted on the hosting parishes` websites, OR are from the Facebook groups that I follow for the Latin Mass, and additional information from my few close colleagues in Faith in the Latin Mass.<br />
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Only occasional exclusion will be made, which are those offerings that contravene my blog goals, as seen <a href="http://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/about.html">here </a>in No. 4. Those listings must be found elsewhere on other Latin mass community/blog pages on the Internet.<br />
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For the most solemn/popular days of the year, this blog makes exception to coverage of offerings in other dioceses. Please stay tuned for more info come closer to the end of this Month.<br />
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<b>NOTE</b>: Not listed are regular, Sunday offerings. For regular locations and times, please see my <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/known-latin-mass-listings-in.html">Known Listings page for Ontario</a>.<br />
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<b>Apology:</b> My apologies to Mater Dei Latin Mass community. It is a Facebook group I follow, that I had forgotten about. Recently it had posted activity. You are now added to my <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/p/known-latin-mass-listings-in.html">Listings page,</a> and your remaining Masses outside regular, Sunday obligation are added. <br />
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Updated as of: December 26, 2018</h3>
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<u>LITURGICAL SEASON OF ADVENT: Archdiocese of Toronto</u></h3>
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<b><i>Saturday, December 8, 2018 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary</i></b></div>
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(<b>source: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Conception">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Conception</a>)</div>
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<li><i>St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church, 1996 Davenport Rd. </i>[<a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/parish_news/">http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/parish_news/</a>]</li>
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<li><b>9:00 AM </b>MISSA CANTATA/HIGH or SUNG MASS</li>
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<b><i>Saturday, December 15, 2018 - Feria/Votive Saturday (RORATE CAELI PERMITTED)</i></b></div>
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<img alt="Offering Incensation, Rorate Caeli Mass, St. Stephen, Sacramento" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3205" height="213" src="https://fssp.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rorate-sac-2012-02.jpg" title="Offering Incensation, Rorate Caeli Mass, St. Stephen, Sacramento" width="320" /></div>
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<b><i>(</i>source<i>: </i><a href="https://fssp.com/rorate-caeli-masses/">https://fssp.com/rorate-caeli-masses/</a><i>)</i></b></div>
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<li><i>St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church, 1996 Davenport Rd. </i>[<a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/parish_news/">http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/parish_news/</a>]</li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">7:00 AM </span>MISSA CANTATA/HIGH or SUNG MASS <b>FOR </b><u style="font-weight: bold;">RORATE CAELI (</u>see link under photo above for more info on what the "Rorate Caeli" Mass is about) </li>
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<b><i>Saturday,, December 22, 2018 - Ember Saturday in Adventide/Season of Advent</i></b></div>
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<img class="img-responsive text-center lazyloaded" data-src="https://media.swncdn.com/cms/CW/38383-fiery-furnace-640x360.800w.tn.jpg" height="180" src="https://media.swncdn.com/cms/CW/38383-fiery-furnace-640x360.800w.tn.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" width="320" /></div>
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<b style="font-style: italic;">(</b><b>source</b><i>:</i><i> <a href="https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-stories/shadrach-meshach-and-abednego-bible-story-verses-meaning.html">https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-stories/shadrach-meshach-and-abednego-bible-story-verses-meaning.html</a>)</i></div>
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<li><i>St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church, 1996 Davenport Rd. </i>[<a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/parish_news/">http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/parish_news/</a>]</li>
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<li><b>9:00 AM </b>MISSA CANTATA/HIGH or SUNG MASS</li>
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<b><i>Monday, December 24, 2018 - The Nativity of our Lord, First Mass at Midnight</i></b><br />
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<i>CORE OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO</i><br />
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<i>1. <a href="http://oratory-toronto.org/holy-family-parish/">Holy Family Catholic Church </a>(1372 King St. West, Toronto, ON.) </i><br />
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<li><i><b>Midnight - </b>Solemn High/Missa Solemnis </i></li>
<li>Confessions will be heard an hour before Mass begins</li>
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<b><i>Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - The Nativity of our Lord/Christmas Day </i></b><i>(<b>Third Mass, during the day time</b>)</i><br />
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<i>1. <a href="http://oratory-toronto.org/holy-family-parish/">Holy Family Catholic Church </a>(1372 King St. West, Toronto, ON.) </i><br />
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<li><i><b>1130am - </b>Solemn High/Missa Solemnis </i></li>
<li>Confessions will be heard an hour before Mass begins</li>
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<i>2. <a href="http://oratory-toronto.org/st-vincent-de-paul-parish/">St.Vincent De Paul Catholic Church</a> </i>(<i>263 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto, ON</i>)<br />
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<li><i><b>930am - </b>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
<li>Confession will be heard at least 15 min before Mass</li>
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<i>3</i>. <a href="https://stlawrencemartyr.archtoronto.org/">St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church </a><i>(2210 Lawrence Ave E., Scarborough, ON) - See <a href="https://stlawrencemartyr.archtoronto.org/Parish%20Bulletins/SLTM%20-%20Schedule%20of%20Masses%20-%20Christmas%202018%20and%20New%20Year%202019.docx%20-%20FINAL.pages">HERE</a> for PDF Version</i><br />
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<li><i><b>1:00pm - </b>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
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<b><i>Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - St. Stephen, Martyr</i></b><br />
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<i>1. <a href="http://oratory-toronto.org/holy-family-parish/">Holy Family Catholic Church </a>(1372 King St. West, Toronto, ON.) </i><br />
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<li><i><b>1130am - </b>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
<li>Confessions will be heard at least 15 min before Mass begins</li>
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<b><i>Tuesday, January 1, 2019 - Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God </i></b><br />
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<i>1. <a href="http://oratory-toronto.org/holy-family-parish/">Holy Family Catholic Church </a>(1372 King St. West, Toronto, ON.) </i><br />
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<li><i><b>1130am - </b>Solemn High/Missa Solemnis (Third Mass, during the day time)</i></li>
<li>Confessions will be heard at least 15 min before Mass begins</li>
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<i>2. <a href="http://oratory-toronto.org/st-vincent-de-paul-parish/">St.Vincent De Paul Catholic Church</a> </i>(<i>263 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto, ON</i>)<br />
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<li><i><b>930am - </b>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
<li>Confession will be heard at least 15 min before Mass</li>
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<i>3</i>. <a href="https://stlawrencemartyr.archtoronto.org/">St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church </a><i>(2210 Lawrence Ave E., Scarborough, ON) - See <a href="https://stlawrencemartyr.archtoronto.org/Parish%20Bulletins/SLTM%20-%20Schedule%20of%20Masses%20-%20Christmas%202018%20and%20New%20Year%202019.docx%20-%20FINAL.pages">HERE</a> for PDF Version</i><br />
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<li><i><b>1:00pm - </b>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
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<i>PERIPHERIES OF TORONTO</i><br />
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<b><i>Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - The Nativity of our Lord/Christmas Day </i></b><i>(<b>Third Mass, during the day time</b>)</i><br />
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<i>1. St. Patrick's Schomberg (91 Church St., Schomberg, ON) - For all listings, <a href="http://www.spmchurch.ca/pdf/Current_Bulletin.pdf">see this bulletin</a></i></div>
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<li><b>1030am</b> - <i>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
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<b><i>Tuesday, January 1, 2019 - Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God </i></b><br />
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<i>1. St. Patrick's Schomberg (91 Church St., Schomberg, ON) - For all listings, <a href="http://www.spmchurch.ca/pdf/Current_Bulletin.pdf">see this bulletin</a></i></div>
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<li><b>1030am</b> - <i>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
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<i>OTHER DIOCESES</i></div>
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<b><i>Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - The Nativity of our Lord/Christmas Day </i></b><i>(<b>Third Mass, during the day time</b>)</i><br />
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<i>1. <a href="http://stmarysrcchurch.ca/">St. Mary's Parish</a>, <u>Kitchener</u> (56 Duke St. West) </i><br />
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<li><b>1.00pm</b> - <i>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
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<b><i>Thursday, December 27, 2018 - St. John the Evangelist, Apostle</i></b><br />
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<i>1.<b> </b></i><i>St. Michael's Ukranian Catholic Church </i>(48 William St., <u>Coniston, ON</u>) - <a href="http://www.materdeiparish.ca/">Mater Dei Latin Mass Community</a> (<u><b>SUDBURY</b></u>)<br />
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<li><b>6:00 PM </b>Missa Lecta/Low Mass</li>
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<li>Confessions from 5:00pm - 5:45pm</li>
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<b><i>Friday, December 28, 2018 - Holy Innocents, Martyrs</i></b><br />
<i>1.<b> </b></i><i>St. Michael's Ukranian Catholic Church </i>(48 William St., <u>Coniston, ON</u>) - <a href="http://www.materdeiparish.ca/">Mater Dei Latin Mass Community</a> (<u><b>SUDBURY</b></u>)<br />
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<li><b>11:00AM AM</b> Missa Lecta/Low Mass</li>
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<li>Confessions from 10:00am - 10:45am</li>
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<b><i>Tuesday, January 1, 2019 - Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God </i></b><br />
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<i>1. </i><i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Catholic-Church/Our-Lady-of-Mount-Carmel-Roman-Catholic-Church-Hastings-1025079737610487/">Our Lady of Mount Caramel</a>, (51 Albert St E, Hastings, ON, in <u>Peterborough</u>)</i><br />
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<li><b>1:00pm</b> - <i>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
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<i>2. <a href="http://stmarysrcchurch.ca/">St. Mary's Parish, Kitchener</a> (56 Duke St. West) </i><br />
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<li><b>1.00pm</b> - <i>Low Mass/Missa Lecta</i></li>
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<i>3.<b> </b></i><i>St. Michael's Ukranian Catholic Church </i>(48 William St., <u>Coniston, ON</u>) - <a href="http://www.materdeiparish.ca/">Mater Dei Latin Mass Community</a> (<u><b>SUDBURY</b></u>)<br />
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<li><b>6:00 PM </b>Missa Lecta/Low Mass</li>
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<li>Confessions from 5:00pm - 5:45pm</li>
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-70977029394442602402018-11-08T00:31:00.003-05:002018-11-08T00:31:50.617-05:00REPORT: Missa Cantata/Sung High Mass for Christ the King, October 28, 2018 1PM St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church Toronto<h2 style="text-align: center;">
REPORT: Missa Cantata/Sung High Mass for Christ the King, October 28, 2018 1PM St. Mary's Polish Catholic Church Toronto</h2>
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Hello everyone,<br />
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Once again, the St Patrick’s Gregorian Choir of Toronto (SPGC,) based out of <a href="https://stpatricksto.archtoronto.org/">St Patrick’s Catholic Parish, Toronto (Redemptorist,</a>) organized their annual offering of the Latin Mass on the Feast of Christ the King in the Extraordinary Form/Latin Mass Calendar.<br />
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This Missa Cantata/Sung High Mass took place last Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 1 pm and was held at <a href="http://stmarypolishchurch.ca/en_CA/">St. Mary’s Polish Catholic Church,</a> 1996 Davenport Rd in the Archdiocese of Toronto.<br />
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Of note was three particular items for this offering of the Mass:<br />
1) For SPGC this was the first occasion organizing a Higher level Latin Mass at this parish. St Mary’s has never been asked by the choir to be used as a Mass site, although other lay organizations, and even the parish itself, had held/holds Latin Masses respectfully.<br />
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2) A seminarian who has assisted with St Patrick’s Gregorian Choir in the last few offerings and is a regular member of the schola, completed his pre-seminary studies and was accepted into St Augustine’s this fall. This was his first EF Mass since being accepted into seminary, as well as his<br />
first time in the liturgical role of Acolyte 2.<br />
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3) After 7 years of being loyal to SPGC and assisting in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and dealing with much over my time alongside the choir, <i>this author, made his debut for the first time in the Master of Ceremonies (MC) role in the EF liturgy! </i><br />
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Pre-Mass Details/preparations </h4>
After a change in celebrant and location of the Mass times, it was eventually settled that St Mary’s, under the pastor-ship of Fr. Kazimierz, our celebrant, would be host to the TLM for this annual offering of SPGC Christ the King, 2018.<br />
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Thankfully, St Mary’s has been involved with the hosting of the EF in the last few years, including their own Saturday 9am Missa Lecta/Low Mass, as well as special high and solemn Masses on feast days and solemnities in past, in partnership with another lay organization. As such, the parish was well equipped for the celebration of the Latin Mass, with many of the liturgical items in stock, such as framed altar cards and their own 1962 Missal. Only Acolyte/processional candles were supplied by the SPGC.<br />
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As usual, the choir devoted their weekly Sat evening practices for the last few weekends, to rehearsing for this EF Mass, in addition to their weekly duties, for the Saturday Novus Ordo vigil Mass at 5pm at St Pat’s (a vernacular Mass with Latin and Gregorian Chants in the musical portions)<br />
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On the serving end, preparation for my role as MC was undertaken starting with the <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2018/07/report-missa-cantatahigh-mass-in.html">last offering of SPGC in June 2018</a>, whereby I was permitted to shadow the prior MC, Mr. Giovanni at practice. In between offerings, while dealing with full-time work and parenting a young 7 month old son, private preparation was undertaken via a combination of written and video resources including: my personal copy of the Missale Romanum 1962, (see <a href="https://torontotlmserving.blogspot.com/2014/10/server-haul-october-2014.html">here</a>,) the “Gold Standard” <u>Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described</u>, and YouTube video of other Latin High Masses, especially one of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtDUfspk5GE&t=0s&index=34&list=WL">Christ the King Missa Cantata</a>, to prepare for the role. Private serving practice for mastery of footwork/positioning went on alongside the Choir on the 20th October, and a full serving practice was held with the choirmaster, Surinder, present on the eve of October 23rd @ St Mary’s.<br />
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The Actual Mass</h4>
On Sunday October 28, 2018, the Mass took place at 1pm at St Mary’s. A modest showing of 30-40 people were present at the Mass, mostly residents from the Parish. Considering that promotion of this Mass on my blog and media various sources (e.g. the Archdiocese website, the Catholic Register) was delayed for a myriad of reasons including a postal strike (for the Register newspaper), this turnout was great for a smaller parish and less advance notice.<br />
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Overall, the liturgy was conducted decently, save minor mistakes with a side offering of high nervousness, and some off-timing on my part. Timing is quite different in real life versus recordings of the chants. Thankfully the serving contingent was made of experienced servers, some from the parish who have served the EF, others of my allies in the EF, including the seminarian who was a quick study for Acolyte 2. Fr Kazimierz was excellent as our celebrant, clearly knowing his role as celebrant, and also being a great assist to me as first time MC.<br />
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After much sweat (in our cassocks and clergy robes,) effort, and prayer, the liturgy was conducted as reverently as possible, despite my nervousness. Not one complaint was voiced to the choir by anyone in attendance. The choir, as usual, demonstrated their abilities and experience in their chanting, and lifted the souls of the faithful (alongside the sanctuary contingent) on High to our King.<br />
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The musical selections for the Mass, combined with the ordinary Liber chants for the Mass were:<br />
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Organ Prelude<br />
Introductory hymn: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QQezNMfaL4">Praise to the Lord the Almighty</a>, by Lobe Den Herren<br />
Introit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdqVwLh3L50&index=8&t=0s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d">Dignus et Agnus</a> (Liber)<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aGAkGjmzlE&index=10&t=0s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d">Kyrie: XII</a> (Pater Cuncta)<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP1EwG4E1Z0&index=12&t=0s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d">Gloria: XII</a><br />
Graduale: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCSN3P4rJw8&index=22&t=0s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d">Dominabitur</a> (Liber)<br />
Alleluia: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzQDdE-d0PI&index=23&t=14s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d">Potestas Eius</a> (Liber)<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaRXKjmMRrs&t=5s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d&index=25">Credo: II</a><br />
Offertory: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEjGXF_YjXQ">Postula A Me</a> (Liber)<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxwtz7BfLwg&t=3s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d&index=13">Sanctus: XII</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tB7LByzv1c&t=1s&list=PLlXDu0UptFAfZnHUQoHB9an658q-rxm7d&index=14">Agnus Dei: XII</a><br />
Communion hymn: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tufbM2TJoBs">Panis Angelicus</a><br />
Communion Antiphon: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP_fjJpObmg">Sedebit Dominus</a> (Liber)<br />
Closing Hymn: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foWV4dA6GDk">Rejoice the Lord is King</a> by Gospal<br />
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In addition, I present some of the points of Father’s short, but succinct and poignant homily for the feast of Christ the King:<br />
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- The Feast of Christ the King has a significance, of which it’s analogy of kingship may not seem as relevant to modern Man, as the Monarchy/active Kingdoms have been replaced with democratic governments and symbolic monarchies.<br />
- However, the analogy does apply to us as a Catholic Church, even in today’s world.<br />
- A King wields authority over his subjects and is responsible for their well being. His subjects, in turn, are to respect the authority of the King and his rulings and governance of the kingdom.<br />
- Christ is NOT just an earthly “King” who appeared once in time, he is our Divine King in Heaven, who wields authority over Heaven and Earth, though now he resides in his True Kingdom of Heaven.<br />
- Jesus ensured that his divine authority and care as our King, would persist in this earthly kingdom via his Bride, the Holy Catholic Church. Through it, He bestows through Apostolic Succession, his authority to Holy Mother Church. As His Holy Bride, it is through She where His authority over his subjects, us the Faithful [ed note: who consist of the “Communal” Body of Christ.]<br />
- Because our King is so closely linked to the Church in His authority as its head, and on earth, The Pope as His Vicar, and his bishops as ordinary arbiters and judges of the Magisterium of His teaching authority, those who attack the Church Herself, the Magisterium and Her teachings, and/or Herself as a whole, attack Christ directly.<br />
- This even applies more directly to us, the laity within the Church! When we attack Her Magisterium, and those who are it’s guardians up to the Holy Father itself, you attack Christ directly!<br />
- In the end he asked us to pray to the The Lord that we may be His loyal subjects and to be obedient to His Will and Holy Mother Church.<br />
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Finally, I present to you numerous photos from the Mass, a combination of those submitted with thanks by a young man in attendance, as well as some of my own and the Choir:<br />
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<b>The choir preparing for the Liturgy</b></div>
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<b>Likely, the Collect. I, as MC am to the right of the Celebrant, Fr. Kaz(miriez), on the Epistle side, during the Mass of the Catechumens (Liturgy of the Word.) I point to the prayer in the Missal before he begins. </b></div>
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<b>Incensation of the altar before the offertory</b> <b>of water and wine</b></div>
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<b>More incensation of the altar in the Mass of the Canons (Liturgy of Eucharist.) The crucifer has been employed to take the altar Missal off while the Celebrant incenses the altar. I, as MC on the right, and the Thurifer to Fr's left, assist him in incensation, by lifting his arms when he genuflects. </b></div>
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<b>Consecration of the wine into the Blood of Christ. I am just below the celebrant's right, Thurifer is incensing Fr. as he lifts up the chalice. </b></div>
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<b>Communion of the servers. Here we say the "Confiteor" a 2nd time in the liturgy, a common practice at higher Masses for the servers. </b></div>
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<b>Communion of the Choir post-Mass (they cannot descend for communion during the Mass)</b></div>
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<b>More communion of the Choir. </b></div>
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What took place was a beautiful and sacred offering of the Mass, and all parties present that day, assisted in that Sacrifice of the Mass, even the laity in the pews with their prayers to Christ. Hopefully you have enjoyed this report, and perhaps in future, you will join our Lord in the Latin Mass at one of these offerings or those of Toronto, or other parishes. It is not just sentiment why the EF/Latin Mass is nicknamed “The Mass of Ages” that lifts the soul to higher callings.<br />
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Pax Tibi Christi, Julian Barkin<br />
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Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413744488053050077.post-5338480263883242062018-11-01T13:38:00.000-04:002018-11-01T13:38:02.346-04:00Special Latin Mass Offerings Nov 1-3 2018<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">Hello everyone,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">I hope this posting is not too tardy of this weeks events. Considering some pivotal feast days are happening in our Church as well as another historical first in a diocese in Canada, I wanted to inform you of going’s on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">For All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day There are some special offerings for Latin Masses in addition to the regularly scheduled offerings of the TLM/EF during weekdays. The offering for these feast days are: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">Feast of All Saints. Thursday Nov 1, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">- Oratory Holy Family (1372 King Street West, Toronto) </span><br />
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Feast of All Souls<br />
<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">Oratory Holy Family (<a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); color: black;" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="address" x-apple-data-detectors="true">1372 King Street West, Toronto</a>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">If you are able to come out <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); color: black;" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">Nov 2</a>, not only will you be able to come out, but you will get to witness rare liturgical customs in the EF. The Mass will be a requiem, whose order of the Mass is altered in some ways. Also the clergy will be wearing BLACK coloured vestments, which was sadly discarded for today’s vernacular/ the Novus Ordo Mass funerals. Finally one of the most Solemn chants outside of the normal Mass settings will be sung, the Dies Irae.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";">Now, after Nov 1 and 2, another major historical AND liturgical event will be happening in Ontario Canada, albeit outside of the archdiocese of Toronto. However due to the noteworthiness of the event, I’ll take exception to promoting this on my blog (as this IS a toronto Archdiocese focused blog.) You might recall that with my good friends of St Patrick’s Gregorian Choir, for the first time in history since Vatican II, on October 30, 2016, a Solemn Latin Mass was held at St Michael’s Cathedral with His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Collins present and as guest homilist. This was a liturgical first in Ontario in the Church in Canada, one of the first Cathedrals in a major Canadian diocese to have a Latin Mass since Vatican II.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";">In the Archdiocese of Peterborough, <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://10" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); color: black;" x-apple-data-detectors-result="10" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">this Saturday Nov 3</a>, a major liturgical-histoical Mark will once again be made. In what is likely the second instance of a Latin Mass in a Canadian diocese’s cathedral since Vatican II, but for sure the first instance in Peterborough (after asking </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";">one of its celebrants on Facebook,) a Solemn Latin Mass is being held in honour of the Feast of St. Hubertus, patron saint of hunting. It will be <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://11" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824); color: black;" x-apple-data-detectors-result="11" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors="true">on Sat Nov 3.</a> At the cathedral of St Peter in Chains (411 Reid Rd, #1) in Peterborough, ON. See the Facebook event page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2136517396373020/?ti=icl">HERE</a>. Furthermore, after the Mass there will be a blessing of hunters and hunting dogs at the cathedral rectory.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";">D</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;">espite my tardiness, I DO hope some of you will be able to attend. Considering some people from that diocese likely attended our Cathedral mass back in Oct 2016, it would be great to “pay it forward” and attend their diocese’s cathedral Mass. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; font-size: 17px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";">Regardless, may you embark on your faith journey and partake in these special aforementioned offerings of the TLM this week. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";">Pax, Julian. </span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";"></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody";">P.S. Don’t forget the special indulgences for the Dead that one can earn for souls, November 1-8. See this <a href="http://www.parishbulletins.com/bulletins/024/October%2028%202018.pdf">bulletin</a> from the Oratorians for the indulgence information. </span></span></span>Servimus Unum Deumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521042317656015840noreply@blogger.com0